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Metro Atlanta Support Group
Peer Support Group Starting 1/7/20 New Metro Atlanta Support Group will be meeting every Tuesday evening 7pm-8pm (along with school schedule-not open when school is out) Available for all cancer patients, no caregivers (caregivers has a seperate group that meets at the same time) 2564 McCullum Sharpsburg Rd. Newnan GA 30265
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Advice to a 8 year old
Hello. My dad is in hospice now from stage 4 pancreatic cancer and we are just waiting for him to pass away now. He was diagnosed just 30 days ago and now he is going to be gone. I am having a difficult time as this is the hardest thing in the world to handle but more importantly, I don't know what to tell my son. I have a…
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Family Problems
Hello everyone. I have had difficult relationships with my family most of my life. First it was because I was an irresponsible 20 something kid. Then it was because I had found Christ and nobody understood my life changes. I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s a little over a year and a half ago. In that time I have beat…
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My mom has stage 4 cancer
Hi my name is Jazmine im 29 years old. A little more than 1 year ago my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 non hodgkins lymphoma. I couldn't believe it i was in shock immediately follwed by fear. At this point im very angry i feel anxious all the time. It's just not fair!
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Battling Cancer and Breaking-Up/Divorce in Long Term Relationships
Hello, I am 34 and currently battling melanoma. I had surgery in December and my last PET scan in January was clear, good news, but I have a year of targeted gene therapy ahead and the treatment makes me fatigued and somewhat ill. I have been fortunate to be in a supportive, loving, long-term relationship for the past 12…
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Tips on living with cancer (video)
Hi everyone, Last summer, I was diagnosed with stage 4 head & neck cancer and was fortunate enough to enter remission recently. The internet helped me quite a bit in terms of coping with lifestyle changes and I frequently heard people say: "I would not trade my post-cancer life for my pre-cancer life". Although largely…
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telling my family
I was just diagnosed with MBC. My original cancer diagnosis was 2009. I do not want to tell my family (siblings, mother). My mother turns 88 today and I cant break her heart. She lives about 100 miles away and I see her about every 2 months. I am definitely waiting until all of my tests results come back and I meet with…
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I'm Scared, Angry and Alone.
I'm 30 years old I found out five days before my 30 birthday I have stage 3 uterus cancer and a full hysterectomy. I don't have no kids and I guess ill never be able to have any unless I adopt which is fine. But at the same time my sisters have children one of them is pregnant with her second child and I can't help but…
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Effexor
I'm wondering if anyone out there has had any experience with the antidepressant Effexor. My Dr. prescribed it and I've heard horror stories about it and am afraid to take it. If anyone has any info on it I'd appreciate it. Thank You
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Too Much Pressure, Not Enough Consideration
Mostly a Rant My grandma had breast cancer, then lung cancer, and now she's on her second round of chemo for lung cancer again. The first round of chemo was scary, but she didn't want much outside help, just me all the time as the one that lives with her. This second round I said I couldn't do it alone, so I enlisted…
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chemo
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Emotional Abuse/No Where To Go
Hi, I am posting this because I guess it is in hopes that someone has been in a similar situation and can advise me. I am almost at my breaking point. I really don't expect answers to my problems, as I can't see a way out. I have ONE person who helps me, and he is only using me as a way to make himself look like a martyr…
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Lack of available support for gall bladder cancer
I have gall bladder cancer. I m a relatively new cancer patient (person, victim, target, survivor, superwoman...?) Seems there was a forum for those diagnosed with GB Cancer on this site. But the last post was years ago. Nothing on this site now. So have we eradicated GB Cancer? Ans I am the lone patient up here in Canada?…
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Family completely unsupportive, distant
Hello all. Knowing that cancer is a horrific and terrifying disease is one thing, having your family be totally unsupportive and seemingly uncaring through the rough times is a whole new level of awful. Yes, I realize that I am super anxious and emotional now. Basically have been throughout this process which started…
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anger/rage
My husbands treatment has been over for 2 months. Lately he is nasty. He has anger/rage directed at me. He picks fights with me and blames me for everything. He has violent outbursts. His oncology team has been informed but they don't do anything. He really needs to be medicated. Please do not tell me to hang in. I am at…
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The whole truth about me
It's difficult to read these posts and if you start a new topic, you usually won't get many responses. If you look at most of the posts, this is true of all of them. Is it because this IS in fact the most difficult part about this whole thing? I know everyone is not stage 4. I am. My emotions are the worst part of this…
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Buccal mucosal cancer -moving forward question
Hello. I recently had surgery March 12, 2019 (radial artery graft from my left forearm to my right cheek after removal of the tumor), skin graft left thigh to left wrist and right neck dissection. I was in the hospital 8 days with 3 days in the ICU. Had a feeding tube in the hosptial, but was gone before I went home. Just…
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Am I selfish?
Hi, my 48yo husband was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer over 2 years ago. We've been married for 6 years and we have a 6 yo daughter. I moved here to the US from Europe 5 years ago. I have no family here. So far my husband was taking chemo really well- the only side effect was really fatigue. But usually 3-4 days…
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Scared, Need Encouragement
I've had ovarian twice, breast once, and myleodisplastic syndrome. I've been in so much pain the last five months, but the last week was major, major pain. It really scared me. Just feeling shaken up and scared, plus disappointed in myself for losing my confidence in God. I'm disappointed that I can't seem to make any…
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finding light!!! getting through the dark days
this summer , at 36 i was dx'd with ovarian ca, had a total hysterectomy and went through chemo treatment called BEP ; bleomycin, etoposide and cysplatin; 5 days strait for 7 hrs/day every 3rd week, then bleo evry tues. that knocked me right out of my body, but i vowed even before starting the grueling regements that it…
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Just diagnosed and feeling...weird?
I was just diagnosed yesterday and I can’t get a handle on my feelings. Yesterday I felt sort of mellow about it all... Maybe I was in shock, or maybe it was just a relief to finally have a diagnosis - I’ve been trying to figure out what was wrong with me for nearly 5 months. (Turns out Ive got three unique conditions, all…
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Coming up on one year anniversary
I’m coming up on the one year anniversary of the day that changed my life forever. 10/20/18 marks one year since i heard “It’s not what we were hoping for...it is cancer.“ I think like most I already knew before that call came. I keep thinking about how much I’ve gone through since that call & am still going through. I am…
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Feeling empty and alone
11 1/2 weeks cancer free. Is it normal for my marriage to be in such a rocky state? I feel the need to go out of our way to strengthen our bond as a couple. Take time for each other that doesn’t involve appointments and cancer. He seems more interested in making up for lost time being my caregiver, choosing to spend time…
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I was accused of using my cancer diagnosis as manipulation of my children in court. My children tak
I need help getting this information out. And need help with info how to support my decision to tell my children that I have incurable cancer.
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Fantastic Caregiver but disagreement about future
First off, I do not want this post to in anyway insinuate that my wife and primary caregiver is in anyway lacking. She has been there for me for the past 2.5 years since diagnosis and through my several major surgeries and all of the ups and downs of treatment. What I am struggling with is that after this length of time…
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Avastin Treatment
Hi i am new to the board and website. I had endrometrial cancer that metisize to my lung. I was put on Torisel which I got very ill and stopped the treatment. The oncologist wants me to start Avastin. Has anyone taken this medication and what was your experience or know some that has taken the medication? i would…
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Figuring out normal
I am 6 months out from my last treatment. i keep hearing how a year is the “magic” number for getting everything back to where it was pre-diagnosis. Definitely hard to be patient. Wondering if anyone out there has experienced depression post treatment? if so any advice to help find your way out of the loneliness or dealing…
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New - Scared for my mom
Hi all. I am new here. My mother has been diagnosed (we think - as in no biopsy yet - this week) Pancreatic cancer. A scan was done on her liver and it has not spread! She claims the jaundice symptom saved her as in going to the ER. As of now, she is fine - except bathroom habits and jaundice. She was in the hospital for 3…
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Just saying hello again to this amazing site from me, Bluerose
I signed up several years ago on this site and was involved in giving and getting support on this amazing site. I am back again, now a 29 year survivor of NH Lymphoma and wondered if anyone I spoke with over the year's still frequents this site. Please contact me if you remember me, Bluerose. To all of you new to this…
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parents of adult children w cancer
Is there a group here for parents of adult children w cancer? I have a 34 year old son and I am looking for a support group. Thanks :-)