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Emotional Support

Archives for August 2017

i dont know what i feel right now...
wed i was told that the drs are stopping things here. my dad sits at home after a surgery i feel was pointless - removal of cancer in which they removed his nose and are now saying they cant or wont fix it bc his insurance will not pay for the bone to be replaced that they removed. no more targeted radiation, no more…
College Student's Mom has Cancer
My mom was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer when I was in the 4th grade. We lived on a military base in Okinawa. My dad was deployed in Iraq. She was in a foreign country with three kids. I didn't even know what was going on. They didn't use the word cancer with me. I just knew she was going away to have a…
fatigue
Any suggestions to address fatigue
Questions about Antidepressants
I have had cancer three times over a period of seven years, and up until about three months ago, I was perfectly fine emotionally. I had faith in God and was really fine. Then, my sister, who lives with me, met someone she wanted to marry. I became panicked about being left all alone with my illness and the care of my dad…
Lack of empathy
I've just recently been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and while I know the prognosis and treatment are very positive I've still felt very emotional at times. I feel tired of people encouraging me by saying thyroid cancer is the best cancer to have. The best cancer to have is no cancer at all. I'm relatively young only 34.…
SNUC
kia Ora (Hello) My name is Phyllis but please call me Phyl.I am Maori.I am a christian (LDS). I am from Hamilton New Zealand. My husband is my caregiver.We have been married 38 years and have six sons. I was diagnosed with SNUC two months ago and am currently undergoing treatment. Is there any one here I can talk with…
Venting, scared, tired, heartbroken
I love my darling husband of 20 years more than anything. He is my rock, my big strong man, and he got cancer last year. Surgery followed by treatment, followed by recurrance, followed by surgery, followed by more treatment. My heart broke when I hugged him as he was being taken into surgery and he said "you smell good".…
Help In Finding Support
Hello everyone! This is all very new to me. I just found out recently that I have Leukemia and have been in the hospital ever since. I'm not going to lie for that past few days it has been extremely difficult. Nothing makes me happy anymore. I feel like this black storm cloud floating around the Oncology floor. Due to my…
Endometriosis
I'm new to this so please bear with me! I know endometriosis isn't cancer, but it mimics it and most of the time leads to ovarian cancer. I was diagnosed with stage 4 in 2015. Had lap surgery then to remove the cysts, lesions and adhesions. I just came back from my doctor and was not expecting to be scheduling a complete…

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