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Re: Feeling Useless & Scared

by in Coping with a loved one's cancer
October 2012
October 2012
Hi, i rang the cancer council but they are only available week days. was hoping to speak with someone who had been thru something similar & how they coped with it. ... View more

Feeling Useless & Scared

by in Coping with a loved one's cancer
October 2012
October 2012
Hi everyone, i am new here so thought i'd start with...i am 41, a single mother with 2 children aged 18 & 9. My nephew, my sister's (aka my best friend) son who turned 19 last week, was diagnosed with ALL in april of this year. As we live in a small country town in NSW, they (my sister, my nephew & his brother)had to relocate to Sydney while he underwent 6 rounds of chemo. They returned home, for the first time since April, last week. My nephew, who is in remission, is unable to cope with his illness & the future & 2 days ago started drinking & has not stopped!! Please, if anyone can offer me some support/advice on how to deal with this, i would be extremely grateful. I just don't know how to help him...PLEASE help ... View more
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