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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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I am pleased to find this forum but wondering why there are no messages. I am caring for my dad who has pancreatic cancer. I would like to hear from anyone who has something positive to say about this nasty cancer. Dad is recovering from his Whipple slowly, eating ...Read More
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Hello my husband has prostate cancer was diagnosis march last year stage 4,he has also got lung and bone cancer. His taste for food has changed a lot,he did not eat sweets but eats it all the time know.
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I am a long term carer and wonder how others deal with the isolation. The person I care for is bed bound and we rarely leave the house. Do you have any strategies for dealing with isolation? I have the added disadvantage in that the person I care for has a brain ...Read More
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Hi, I am just wandering if anyone has some words of wisdom for a new carer. My nan is now living with my family and I, while she is undergoing palliative care. Although I feel blessed that she has chosen our family to care for her, I am having trouble balancing my ...Read More
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Hi...I've never posted on an online message board, but I found this site and thought I might give it a try. My best friend's mum has breast cancer and my friend is helping to care for her. I'm pretty sure her mum has advanced cancer but I don't really know how bad ...Read More
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Hi, I'm trying to work out the best way to get the person we are caring for to get a second opinion on their treatment options - or at least let someone go with her to her doctor appointments so we all understand what's going on. She won't let anyone in with her wh...Read More
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My Story: My barely 2 year old nephew was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma. This has been very devastating to our family and is very heartbreaking. You can't feel how much pain it is unless it happens to you. Unfortuna...Read More
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