Forum: Coping and Support

Hi, We buried hubby today. I`m sad. Ìt seems more final somehow. I didn`t realize that it hadn`t sunk in that he will not be coming back,...

http://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/caring-for-the-caregiver/article/219206/ Caring for the Caregiver Although researchers have long known...

Cancer, the Ultimate Test of Friendship Being diagnosed with cancer separates our friends from pretenders cancer provides a litmus test for...

A few months ago, we lost my sister suddenly to colon cancer. She had battled Crohn's disease for many years, and felt she was in remission from...

I lost my partner to cancer 2 weeks ago. He was only 59, and I'm 37. We had been inseparable for the past 4 years. After he was diagnosed 11 months...

Hello, I need some help, some support. My now fiancé (I have been dating him for 10 years, I am 27) was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2011 (an...

My mom was diagnosed with locally advanced pancreatic cancer one year ago today...on my daughter's sixth birthday. Today she is seven and preparing...

Hi all, I lost my dad to lung cancer in August 2011 after fighting for a year, I was 18 at the time and frankly I am struggling to get over the...

Hi Everyone, This cancer thing is not easy, but neither is living after our loved one passes. I want to live and be happy. I know this. But I...

hello guys. i was here 6-7 months ago for my mom's cervical cancer..just to get facts and support. all that time i was driving mom from one doctor to...

I have the picture of my grandfather in his ww1 still on my fridge. His strength has helped me through this. It has been just over month since...

So I'm only 18, and I've had breast cancer three times. It started when I was 14. I had a cancerous tumor that was 12 cm in diameter, rather huge. At...

my mum has terminal cancer and hasnt got long left, i know i should see her everyday but i really cannot cope being there, seeing her so ill. she has...

My dad is 63 and two months ago was diagnosed with esophagus cancer. The cancer had already had spread to his liver and his stomach by the time we...

My wonderful Mother passed away this morning. My world is literally shattered and empty without her now and I cannot begin to describe the incredible...

Hello, I have a good friend who has recently had to drop out of school because his father is fighting cancer. The cancer is very aggressive and has...

My dad passed away from lung cancer the day after Christmas, and for a few weeks after I felt surprisingly normal. I think it was a reprieve from the...

My wife of 15 years has Breast Cancer. She was diagnosed in February of 2010. She has Her2neu which is a difficult one to control. For the past 17...

Hello everyone, I just joined your group. My mother was diagnosed with head and neck cancer and had a successful operation in August 2012. (followed...

Ever been so tired down to your very bones?! That's where I am right now and this stupid insomnia is only making it harder. I hope that I don't...

Hi everyone. This is my first post here and I'm desperate for some help. I have been dating my boyfriend for a few months. He and I are as...

Hi everybody, I registered to the site because I'm not quite sure how to handle Mom. She is 67 years old and is coming up on her 5 year mark since...

This is difficult, since my cancer is rare and probably not curable, though it is claimed to be. Primary central nervous system lymphoma,...

So, I think I've been hanging in there alright for the most part. But, tonight is one of those nights where I need words of encouragement. Someone...

Have been trying to do this for my girlfriend (to one extent or other) the last few years. Any thoughts from those who either have done this or had...

Hi everyone, My dad was diagnosed in the fall with terminal lung cancer. I have a 7 month old daughter and she is the light of my dads life. I...

Hi, Not posted on one of these sites before and not sure if I am looking to vent or to get advice but here goes. Found out last night that my...

Hi, I would like to connect with people who are going through cancer, like me. No one understands what I'm going through. I want to talk to someone...

I'm deleting my original post. I posted it because I wanted advice and I got some great advice from some very caring people. Thank you.

Hi all thanks for taking the time to have a read. Iv just turned 30 and having quite a hard time wife my wifes history of cancer. We were only...

Hello, I am a 25 year old accountant from KS. I found out yesterday I have stage 2 kidney cancer. The plan is to remove my right kidney. My...

Hi Researchers led by Dr. Joan Teno at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island reviewed Medicare claims ...

http://www.ulmanfund.org/Cancer-Support.aspx The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults Young adults exude boundless optimism, idealism, and a sense...

through the deepest sorrow I found this forum where I can share my story with others and seek comfort and love, I find out a couple of days ago that...

What all cancer caregivers sing from their hearts to those there caring for Song performed live by Neil Diamond 1970 "He Ain't Heavy, He's My...

http://www.oncologynurseadvisor.com/patient-preferences-are-the-ideal-guidelines-for-providing-effective-palliative-care/article/258079/ FOCUS ON...

Hi all, I see this looks like a good place to chat about things. My names Danielle, I'm 22 and from New Zealand. My Mum at 46, 47 in November...

Well my father got diagnosed with Prostate Cancer November 5, 2012. They told him it was so far along,there is nothing they can do for him.. That...

We lost our mom 3 months ago to primary liver cancer. I am 43 years old, my parents were married 44 years. They were happy and my dad adored my mom....

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Very sadly my Father is finally loosing his battle with cancer. He's been given a couple of weeks to live. The thing though is that he doesn't...

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Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! My friend's daughter has been diagnosed with leukemia for the second time; She's 14, and in 8th grade....

I just found out that a good friend of mine, who has been fighting cancer for several years, doesn't have long to live. My wife and I live in a...

Hello everyone just wanted to explain my situation... My mother took ill a month ago, our GP diagnosed her with a chest infection, after 3...

It's been a while since i've posted (might have even been a different site now that I think about it). My dad has terminal Liver cancer that we found...

Having spent 27 years as a type 1 diabetic including all of the around the clock risks and demands, open heart triple bypass surgery, recipient of...