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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, well, today is a awful day. my fiance has an inoperable brain tumor near the hyperthalamus. he has had so many rounds of radio and chemo, with no result. then about 6 wks ago, he was diagnosed with leukemia as well. we were totally devastated to say the least. ...Read More
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Hello, Thank you in advance for taking your time to read my post. My name is Andrea, I'm 20 years of age. I'm from the south coast of Ireland. I found that I felt comfortable to talk about my problem here, I hope someone could help me. My 2 year relationship with ...Read More
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It is 4 weeks since my husband passed away. During this time it has been so busy with funerals and friends and things to do that I guess the pain has been kept at bay in a sort of fashion. I am sure the body must produce a drug of sorts that allows one to get throu...Read More
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to hell and back and still on the way to hell. the last 3 months have been nothing but. mick went in for a bowel resection and stayed a month in hospital ans came out worst that we are now going by weeks on how long he has got. i am so fully of emotions that i don...Read More
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-Hi Everyone, I have never used this website before and dont even know if it is appropriate as I am not suffering from cancer. I am the, 'helpless daughter' of a wonderful man who was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer on the 13th of November, 2008
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Hi everyone, My beautiful brother had tongue cancer last year and after gruelling surgery and radiotherapy was recovering when they discovered he had 6 tumours in his lungs. After two months of wondering what it is it is now confirmed (after surgery to remove on...Read More
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Hi all. I lost my mum to secondary breast cancer when I was 18. She was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 9 so she had cancer for most of my life up until she died. Because she had it so long my family and I all kind of assumed she was never really going to d...Read More
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Hi All, My father has just recently been diagnosed with both liver & bone cancer. Dad is not a typical Primary Liver Patient as he is not an Alcoholic and does not have Hep B. It seems as though there is not much people know about this kind of cancer and the Dr h...Read More
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does anyone else have trouble sleeping at night i just cant get my mind to switch off and i dont want to take anything as my young daughter needs me. i will go for days with little sleep and this is not including traveling an hour a day to see my husband in hospita...Read More
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After nearly 12 months my husband's Cancer has spread to many areas of his body. He is becoming weaker on some days and others he is still more like his old self. This week we have been advised that there is little time left, probably 2 months approx. I am devastat...Read More
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