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Emotional Support

Writing a book, advice?
Hi there! I am brand new to this site, but not to providing emotional support to someone with cancer. My uncle has been living with squamous cell carcinoma for about twenty years now, though I've only known him for five. He had a laryngectomy about fifteen years ago, so I learned about his experience with cancer…
Bringing Some Cheer
I am a single Grandma raising my 5 year old Grandson. My daughter has just been diagnoised with Stage 4 cancer. It is in her blood, in her bones, and she only has been given a few weeks to live. I would like to surprise her with some holiday cards. She has a very small family, and I think the cards would bring a smile to…
Family don't understand!
Hi everyone-its been awhile since I have been in here but its time I need some help or ideas with a problem I have. My mom is dying of heart diesease and my sisters and me have been taking turns caring for her along with hospice. Problem is my health is still not what it should be because of having breast cancer with chemo…
Is this Normal?
My mom passed away a month and two days ago. She was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in Dec. 2002, and fought a good battle up until the end. My family and I were lucky to be with her at home when she took her last breath. It's so weird though because I know she's gone, but it's like I'm waiting for her to come back or…
Coping
I lost my mother in May 2003 to pancreatic cancer. The mistake that I made was that I keep myself so busy I was barely sleeping just one project after another I literally was afraid to stop. I was afraid to deal with it and accept it. Well all the projects ended near the end of November and it hit like a ton of brick 7…
loved one left when cancer came
I am new to this website and feeling very shy about writing. But I need help and to know about others' experiences and ways of coping. After my diagnosis of cancer, my fiance' starting emotionally drifting away from me. We don't live in the same town and he starting coming over to see me less and less. I tried to go see…
Missing My Mom
I recently lost my mom to a 3 year battle with Breast Cancer and AML. She was 59, and had 4 beautiful grandchildren, 2 of which are mine. She has been gone for 6 months now, and I still hurt to the core! I can see her face sitting on our sofa crying when she was first diagnosed, and it seems like yesterday. She, like all…
disabled jobs
I am on ss looking for xtra income cant go back to work i did for 30 years. any ideas for people in my situation . too much time on my hands is driving me and everyonelse crazy.
Dad came home
Thank you Mira T. and Inkblot for writing to me. My Dad came home friday night.He started radiation Monday.He has to take it everyday for 3 weeks.Hope and pray it does something positive.Have a great Thanksgiving.Talk to you later. Lynn
Just Diagnosed
Hi. I was diagnosed last Tuesday with esthesioneuroblastoma (essentially, "sinus cancer"). I developed breathing problems (couldn't breathe through right side of nose) during my pregnancy with our daughter in August, '99, and was told that I had polyps in December, '99. Things got better after Andrea was born, so (for a…
Upset my privacy violated by local news!
Hello, My name is Fiona and I am a 20 year survivor of Acinic Cell Carcinoma (pretty rare). This happened when I was in high school and it created somewhat of a commotion at the time because 4 other girls were diagnosed with cancer at my high school and it made the news then. My name was not mentioned in the original story…
how do I accept this fact?
My husband is recently been diagnosed with a cancer which the doctors say is low grade soft tissue tumour.He is 30 years old.We were married last year .I dont know how it happened and why this happened.knowing about cancer is something I am not able to cope with.I look at him and I cannot hold back my emotions.He is…
Caregiver Trouble
Hi everyone. I'm 23 and have been battling Hodgkins disease for over a year now. I'm about to get an autologous Stem Cell Transplant in a few weeks. My father has been very supportive and taking wonderful care of me this whole time. However we've recently started to argue a lot. He is extreemly overprotective of me. Like I…
Now mom has cancer...
I am a 13 year survivor of osteosarcoma and 2 weeks ago my mother has been diagnosed with glialblastoma. She had surgery to remove most of the tumor and it went really well. She was walking and talking and eating the next day. Yesterday she had a seisure and is now unresponsive. Is there anyone out that that has…
Need answers to questions!!
Hi. My Grandma (whom i am very close to) has a "hip" cancer? She has to go in for kemotherapy tomarrow. They just found it. I live across the country from her. Does anyone know what "hip" cancer is? My grandma is 83, what will the kemo do to her? I dont need anything sugar coated, I just wanted to find some answers. Thank…
Need some advice
My mom was dx with cancer on Jan 6 2004 they are unsure where it started but by the time they found it she had it in her bone, liver, kidney , lung and it spread from there. She died on June 10,2004. I went to the doc on aug 18 I was having alot of pain in my abdomen and the doc said I had a ruptured ovarian cyst she did a…
ex abusing 3 yr old who has brain cancer
I need your help. I have a three year old son with brain cancer and a family law judge that has given his abusive father unsupervised visitation with him in the hospital which resulted in the father emotionally the child during visits. The judge has confirmed that the father has engaged in domestic violence and has ordered…
worried for both mom and dad.
My Dad has cancer and my Mom I think is in denial. I want to help both of them but I don't know what to do. I need to talk or get advice from someone who has been there. If I lose my Dad I am going to lose my Mom at the same time. Please help.
I lost my biggest fan
I lost my mom, my best friend on May 14th of this year. I feel lost even though I know there are great people around me. The pain is intesifying as I move further away from the day she passed. I'm 26 and I feel like I had so much more to share with her. She was in perfect health until this past January, she had even had a…
telling 13 yr old and 11yr old that grandfather has another tumor
how do i tell my children that their grandfather has another tumor and that he might not make it this time? i want to tell them the truth but last time i told them they were very upset. they lost their grandmother a little over a year ago to cancer.
Preparing for a spouse to die
My husband only has a few months to live. He has had cancer for 4 years. How do you prepare yourself emotionally for the dying process. He is very mood and hard to get along with sometimes. When he wasn't showing any symptoms it wasn't real to me, but now the signs are very real. I have a great faith in God and I know he…
My wife is almost done with chemo
Hello everyone. I'm Bear. I'm writing because I feel alone and helpless at times. My lovely wife has spent the last year battling cancer and is the strongest and bravest person I've ever met. She is my hero. Since her diagnosis, I've never felt to helpless. I would sever a limb for her and I often wish there was more I…
Mom passed 3 years ago
My mom passed away 3 years ago, May 17, after fighting colon cancer for just shy of 2 years. I'm not sure I ever really went through the grieving process. I'm having a more difficult time dealing now than I did then. I miss her sooooo much. I cry at everything lately. And I've been very short tempered with my children the…
I'm Lost
I'm a single guy, live alone, diagnosed at age 37, stage II renal cell carcinoma, right kidney, July 2000. Three days later I was in surgery for a radical nephrectomy, tumor, kidney, lymph nodes, etc. It was all handled very quickly and matter-of-factly, no emotion, no tears. I never felt sad, or mad, or any of those other…
My Boyfriend and His Mother
hi everyone. i figured id give this a shot because im frustrated and i dont know who to talk to. My boyfriends mother has breast cancer and has recently taken a turn for the worst. she comes down with atrocious headaches and can barely walk. over the weekend we both graduated from college and she had such a difficult time…
Reality Check
Today I got a major reality check. Currently dealing with my mother with a mets situation. Breast cancer 5 years ago with 3 positive nodes. All okay until St Patrick's day when Mom is diagnosed with 12 brain mets as well as pelvic mets and adrenal mets. Mom is a beautiful person who has had few heath problems excluding the…
Need support
This is my first time here. I usually post in the colorectal cancer group. Let me tell you a little about myself. I am a 50 yr old female. I have been married to my wonderful husband for almost 33 years. I have two wonderful grown children, daughter almost 28, married and has three wonderful children and a son, almost 24…
Getting pregnant
Hi. I don't know where to begin...but my Mom has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer. I am 28 and married to a wonderful man and have a wonderful family and support system. My husband and I have been discussing starting a family a bit early because of the cancer. Do you think this would be too much stress on my Mom…
My mother in law has cancer
My husband is not dealing well with the fact that his mom has been diagnosed with cancer. She has melanoma and is now in radiation. I have tried all I know to help and I am lost. Can someone give me an idea of how to help? M
frustration or depression? Help.
I am a Breast Cancer survivor in my second round of chemo. I get really tired sometimes at work, and want to leave early but I cann't. My husband of 36 years decided to quit work over a year ago, and hasn't worked since. He isn't even looking. I've used all my sick time and vacation time up. and borrowed on my retirement…

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