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Grief and loss

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Hi there - I lost my beautiful partner 3 months ago after a quick and cruel battle with brain cancer. He was 32. I am 30 and cared for him at home until the final week.I am based in Sydney and I am seeking community, a grief community in Sydney or maybe a new mate ...Read More

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Mum's fight is over

My mum lost her battle with cancer on 16th Feb, 2022. She was 76 years old.She passed away surrounded by her children, not in pain we were told thanks to morphine, in palliative care in hospital.Her first cancer diagnosis was in 2005 for breast cancer, she had a fu...Read More

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My Mum Has Passed - Need Advice

Hi All! My Mum had a long battle with cancer. She was injected with experimental hormones to stop her growing between the ages of 11 & 14 (class action proceeding) which caused many health problems and was the underlying cause of obesity, fertility issues, and brea...Read More

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I’ve lost my Dad

Hi Everyone Today is 2 weeks that my Dad passed away. He was diagnosed 8 weeks ago, we had no idea at the time that he had cancer, neither did he. His prognosis was 2-6 weeks to live. We (my mum, myself & 3 sisters) took him home and cared for him. The last few da...Read More

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Mother just passed

My mom was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2020 right before the pandemic started. Nothing could stop this woman, she never stop worked until she physically couldn't do it anymore. In September 2021 they told her that the cancer had metastasized to her liver resulti...Read More

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Coping with my husbands death

My husband had a brain tumour removed in 2017. It was only the secondary cancer. The doctors believed he actually had lung cancer, though a tumour was never found. He was diagnosed with cancer of an unknown primary. In October this year he was admitted to ho...Read More

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Lost mum to ovarian cancer

Mum was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer in oct 2017. I can never forget the day because we found out on my dads bday. Just before mum was diagnosed though we hadn’t spoken for almost 2years because of her partner but when I found out she went into emergency I rushed ...Read More

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Lost my soulmate

Hi all, three months ago I lost my wife of nearly 21 years. We were homebodies, totally content in each other's company, but now I have noone. She was also my carer, and I'm finding it hard to look after myself. She lasted 19 months after being diagnosed with stage...Read More

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Lost my dad 2 months back

Hello, I lost my beloved father at the age of 62 on 12th April 2020. The saddest part is It all happened so fast, he was totally fit no complications at all, infact running marathons, and one day suddenly he got jaundiced and three weeks later, no more. The worst p...Read More

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My dad, my best friend, mesothelioma

My dad passed away a month ago. He had mesothelioma. He died 4 weeks after diagnosis and just 2 days after his first round of immunotherapy. The tumor went from one small tumor to full blown cancer throughout his chest cavity under a week. On the Thursday we were d...Read More

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