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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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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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hi i'm new to this forum...cancer has been in my life all my life, with the loss of my grandmother to breast cancer at the age of 12, my mother surviving breast cancer when i was 22 and the loss of my husband to kidney cancer at the age of 35 as well as many friend...Read More
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I am totally new to blogging. I have never done it before, but figured it would be a good outlet in forcing myself to deal with my mom's cancer journey. She was diagnosed with bladder cancer 3 years ago. Chemo has worked thus far, but she is in stage 4 and the chem...Read More
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My dad just recently was diagnosed with bowel cancer which spread to his liver. I live 12,000km away and feel so scared and helpless and I just want to be there for him, but I can't afford a plane ticket to go home again. I'm so scared for him and I don't know what...Read More
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My name is Tamara, I'm married and have two beautiful children. My Dad has struggled with a tumour on his tongue for two years now and we have just been told the devastating news that it is back. My world has stopped, I loath people around me smiling and having fun...Read More
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In May 2012, my husband was diagnosed with a brain stem tumour after having tests to find the cause of his constant hiccups. He completed 30 radiotherapy treatments over 6 weeks in June/July 2012, and had one dose of chemo in December 2012 (it made him too sick so ...Read More
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My Mum was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 11 months ago and my life has changed so much. She moved in with me and my 2 daughters for 7 months but became to sick to be at home. Now she is 2 hours away in a aged care home. I feel so lost, I dont know how to look fo...Read More
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My Dad was diagnosed with pancreatic Cancer on the 4/1/2013.
He was severley jaundiced and after an abdo scan the diagnosis was apparent.
He is currently in our local hospital, where he has been for almost a fortnight and we still have no answers.
He had a st...Read More
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Hi,
I'm new to this site. I'm 31 and I lost my first child when he was 1 year old to a brain tumour (PNET) in 2007. My mum (60) has been diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer in 2010 (she has just started her first round of chemo, and radiation is to start in July)...Read More
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Hi there - I am new to this website, and also about to lose my husband to a brain tumour.
I would like to connect with/hear from others who have been through a similar journey, or anyone affected by cancer really. What a horrible thing to go through.
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