Coping with a loved one's cancer
How do you or did you cope with a loved one’s diagnosis? What are your needs during this difficult time? What happens when your role moves from partner or friend to carer? Find out how others cope or share your experiences.
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Hi everyone,
My husband has stage IV colorectal cancer (diagnosed 8/11/11) and is receiving palliative Chemotherapy. While at the moment he is quite well and is tolerating chemo with few side effects - we won't know for another week whether it is making one spot o...Read More
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My Dad has just been told he has lung cancer and a tumour in the brain.They have told him he has 6-8 months.We are all very shocked by this news and want to do whatever we can to help but my Dad seems to have just given up.He sits or lays around all day,he's not sh...Read More
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Hi, I've just found this forum after reading a cancer council booklet. My darling daddy has just been told he has terminal throat cancer. I was coping for about a day and came home and fell in a heap. I'm not ready to lose him, I'm trying to stay strong for the ...Read More
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Hello, My name is Jan, I live with my partner an hour north of Brisbane. We have been together for four years and our wedding is planned and booked for October 8th.
Last week (June 15th) my partner (Kevin) was diagnosed with stage four renal cancer that has spread...Read More
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Dad has been battling throat cancer for over a year now, we got good news just before Christmas that his cancer was gone, now a few months later it's back with a vengance and we don't know how long he has. I've always been the strong one in the family holding thin...Read More
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Hey everyone.
I don't really know what I am supposed to write here but here goes.
I'm Molly, I'm 17 and my mothers carer. Mum was recently diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. It had been nine years clear after the last lot of breast cancer.
Sometimes being a ...Read More
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Hey everyone.
I'm 17 and from a small town where support is very hard to find.
My mum was recently diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. After nine years of all clear it's back.
I have been caring for her for a long time with no support in general. I have just ...Read More
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Its been a while since ive been on here. I wrote a blog nearly 6months ago now about my partner who had GBM. He turned 25 on July 5th 2012 and we lost him on 15th Aug 2012.
Ive never lost anyone so close to me. Everyday i think about him, and wish that he was wit...Read More
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My darling John passed away on Saturday. I am not coping, It hurts so much I cannot breathe. How are we expected to keep going when this insidious disease takes them from us?
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Hello, I am here because I am feeling very sad about how my
brother has been lashing out at me from family difficulties and
from his own. I feel I have been his whipping post for months now
and have finally put an end to this behaviour by backing out
completely fr...Read More
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