Emotional Support
Discussion List
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waiting, the dreaded waiting
Looking for best resources for those dealing with the "search" in the now versus the after cancer stage.
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My 19 YO son has NHL
My 19 year old son was diagnosed in early december with NHL - oddly enough, on my birthday. The first oncologist we talked to said 'no big deal, Stage 1, 70-90% cure, if you are going to have cancer, this is the kind to have." A week later, he told us a better prognosis would be 60% 5-year survival rate with a high…
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parent of a cancer patient
Some days are really harder than others. Especially when you dream about cancer showing up again. How do you deal with it? My daughter, who is 8 now, was diagnosed with muco epidermoid carcinoma on June 6, 2012. She had surgery to remove the parotid gland and 33 rounds of radiation. I have several questions and I don't…
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Just Curious
I was diagnosed with Acute Myloid Leukemia in July 2012. Thankfully, all the treatment worked and I am now in remission. I was out of work for treatment for 8 months. My employer was very good to me. They held my position for me and there was never a question I would have a job to go back to when I got better. This was a…
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step dad with cancer giving anger
Hi everyone. last night my step dad went completely off the deep end with his anger too the point he threatened to call the cops on me and make my mom move out as well. He has merkel cancer and bone cancer. Is anger normal for cancer and if so how do we the caregivers handle it?