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 im a 21 year old who cares for her mother who has schizophrenia and advanced breast cancer. Just wanted to know if you had any advice how anyone else in this sort of situation deals with it? and how you make their quality of life better more comfortable and f...Read More
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Hello everyone,
If you have read my profile you will have seen that I had uterine cancer 2 years ago. Years ago, my father & grandfather both had bowel cancer, so now I have regular check ups as I have 80% chance of that now. OK, so I can handle that.
My problem...Read More
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I posted here a few weeks ago, telling of my sister in England who had lung cancer. I visited her in October with my son. It was a very meaningful visit.
I returned on 4th January alone. She had deteriorated rapidly and was in hospital. She died on the 18th Janua...Read More
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about 5 weeks ago my mother (82) was to have an operation to remove a tumor from her stomach. Then, only a day before the operation the doctors decided that she was too weak to take the operation and cancelled it. We were told there was nothing they can do and info...Read More
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Hello - I have just joined as we are about to start another merry-go-round with this dreaded disease and I know I will find this site very useful and supportive as the carer. My husband was diagnosed with Head and Neck cancer in July 2007, had a radical neck disse...Read More
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Hi,
My name is Cindy and I would like to be in touch with other people who have a family member diagnosed with Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
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Hello,
I've just joined this site, as I'm having a very difficult time. I live in Melbourne. My sister was diagnosed last April with advanced lung cancer. She lives in England. I have been through many emotions since then. Last October I went to England to spend ...Read More
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A very good friend of mine has ovarian cancer. She is brilliant and articulate but that seems to be forgotten now she is a patient. This is how she described her Christmas Eve encounter with an oncologist on her blog http://unixhag.blogspot.com
Rejoice!
"The doct...Read More
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Hi, Looking for other carers or people who have stomach cancer. I noticed annielo on the list, would like to chat if she wants to...
Newly diagnosed just this month dec 2009, finding it hard. We have 2 young children 6 and 18 months, deciding on treatment optio...Read More
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Get your 'affairs' in order.
There is never going to be a 'good' time to talk about what is going to happen and what your wishes are, in the event of your death.
It is something that is very confronting, extremely scary, often filed in the 'too hard' basket. I ju...Read More
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