Hey CarlyB79,   I'm so sorry to hear about your mother, this would be such a hard time for you both. In terms of support and asking question, you're more than welcome to call our 13 11 20 line to speak to an oncology nurse or oncology social worker to get some more information and any relevant referrals.   We also have a Carer telephone support group where you can connect to other carers and family members of those living with cancer and possibly get some answers and support there. We also have 1-on-1 counselling if you need some extra emotional support for you or your mother.   I hope you get some answers here on the forum, but we're also here if you need us.   Thinking of you. Ashley CCNSW ... View more

Hi Sueab,   Thank you for reaching out online here. I really hope the community here can guide you well. It sounds like it's a really trying time for you as you figure out your options and look for more support. Although we can't advise you about specific doctors at CCNSW, I do want to offer our support services if you need some additional help mentally/emotionally.   You can always call our 13 11 20 line and get a referral to either: - Our Cancer Counselling service if you would like some help from a qualified and Registered Counsellor. - Our Cancer Connect service, where if you have early stage/localised cancer you can be connected with someone who has had their own lived experience of Breast Cancer where they can be a sounding board and you can ask questions about side effects, what life looks like during and after treatment etc. - Depending on staging, we also have Telephone Support Groups where you can speak to others going through the cancer journey, but this is reserved for those with metastatic/advanced cancers.   Reach out if there's anything we can do to best support you during all of this.   Thinking of you. Ashley CCNSW ... View more

Hi Alimay,   Thank you for joining the community to get some support and understand. It sounds like it's been such a challenging and hard time for you during all of this. I truly hope you get the support you need from the community here.   I know you said it was difficult for you to communicate while you're healing, but if you need more focused emotional support, you can always call our 13 11 20 line and get a referral to our counselling service. We will do the best to try and help.   Please take care of yourself and know I'm thinking of you. Ashley CCNSW ... View more

Hi Anonymous20,   Thank you for reaching out to the community. It sounds like such a tough time for everyone right now. I'm glad you're touching base with everyone here to get some thoughts/advice and support. Everyone reacts so differently to cancer, both as a patient but also as a carer/partner. It can feel like such a powerless situation at times for some people.   From our perspective, please know that you, your partner, or even his father can ring our 13 11 20 information line for a debrief, or a referral to our emotional support services. We have a carers telephone support group, as well a counselling service which any of you can use confidentially.   Please give us a call if you need any additional help, or pass on our details to him and maybe he will touch base with us.   Thinking of you all, Ashley CCNSW ... View more

Hi Prat,   I'm so sorry to hear about your father's diagnosis. Although I can't advise about a surgeon, if there's any emotional support we can offer to you or your father, please call our 13 11 20 line and we'll can link you up with some of our support services. I'm hoping for a good result with your father's treatment.   All the best, thinking of you both, Ashley CCNSW ... View more

Hi Judith48,   I'm glad the community was able to assist in supporting you as you made these big decisions. If you need any other emotional support, please call our 13 11 20 line and we can link you in with a counsellor or a volunteer with their own lived experience of cancer.   All the best with your trestment. Ashley CCNSW ... View more

Hi Missianne,   Thank you for reaching out to our community here, I hope you get all the connection and information you need. If you require more assistance, you can reach out to our 13 11 20 line and get linked into either our Telephone Support Group and speak to others living with advanced cancers, or if you need more 1-to-1 support, we also have a counselling service.   All the best, and thinking of you. Ashley CCNSW ... View more

Hi Lesley76,   I hope you get some good answers here from some of our community. If you require any other supports or direction, please call our 13 11 20 line.   All the best Ashley CCNSW ... View more

Hi Frip,   Thank you for reaching out to our community here. I hope you can get some perspectives and assistance for what you're currently dealing with. If you need someone to help process your feelings around the cancer carer journey, please contact our 13 11 20 line and we can link you in with one of our counsellors. It sounds like there's a lot that you're having to consider and sit with right now. We're here if you need us.   All the best Ashley CCNSW ... View more

Hi Leme23,   This all sounds so shocking and overwhelming. I'm so sorry to hear about all of this, and I can see how scared you are for your children. In terms of support, since things are so tough right now while you wait for your staging results, we do have counsellors that work with us here who are happy to help support you through this all. It sounds like it's been hard handling this on your own. Please call our 13 11 20 line and you can either debrief and be directed by our clinical consultants, and get a referral to our counselling service if you need it.   Thinking of you, Ashley CCNSW ... View more