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Facing end of life

Making the most of the time you have

It can be confronting to be told you or a loved one have months or weeks to live. If you’re struggling with the news, you might find it helpful to listen to the “Living with Dying” episode of The Thing About Advanced Cancer podcast. In this episode, Julie McCrossin...Read More

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Terminal lung

I was given 6 months to live 9 months ago and I have been given chemotherapy then immunotherapy ongoing and now radiation therapy for small cell lung cancer,Two new tumors have metastasized to my chest wall they also have had radiation therapy 5 sessions each I'm i...Read More

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Struggling with it all.

I have no family or friends for support.My brother who i helped support him when he had prostrate cancer and he had tumour successfully removed told me during an argument ....your gunna die in misery and pain. Just his way of helping....kill me.There is no cure for...Read More

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Only a few months

Hi my husband has been battling stage 4 mantle b cell lymphoma for 8 months now. All chemo has failed and been told his cancer is terminal and only a few months to live. We both are devasted. We are so lost.

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46, three children, terminal cancer

Hi all! Delighted to have discovered this community today, and I'm hoping that someone will be able to help me. My Mum, who is 46, was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 breast cancer about 18 months ago. It's in her breast (she had breast cancer previously and had a ...Read More

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To undergo Stem Cell Transplant or NOT

HiI was diagnosed with both Hodgkin and Non-Hodgekin Lymphoma in 2009. I received ABVD treatment in 2009 and an Autologus Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) in 2012. I handled ABVD well, continue to work with minimal disruption. BMT knocked me around a bit, and I had ...Read More

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What to do

Wow this is such a dilemma ...my husband has stage 3 cancer affecting stomach, oesphagus, lymph glad is affected. His heart is not good..do we accept an operation with high risks of death or worse still sloe death from various complications..pain. Or do we take the...Read More

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End of life symptoms

HiMy relative doesn't have much time left but I'm guessing between days to IF weeks very few.she has late stage metastasised breast cancerShe sleeps most of day and only manages one or two bites of food.Symptoms include all I expected, weight loss, confusion, extre...Read More

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Chemo

I stopped chemo after almost two and a half years. It was taking its toll on me, should I go back to treatments ?

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How to ask about life expectancy

Hello guys,I know that I am asking about a difficult topic and I thus figured that it would be the best thing to ask people who are directly concerned by cancer. Background: I am designing a role-play based on the book "The Fault in Our Stars" by "John Green" which...Read More

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