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Dad
I try really hard to hold it together for you. Some days I fail. I really hope that you do not realize how many times I walk out of the room to regain my composure. I watch you fight for your life. I am so proud of how strong you are. I can only imagine what it must be like to be you right now. I will never forget the day…
Two day nuclear Xray test
I am scheduled to have this test 2 days next week. It is needed before they can schedule my surgery. I am just curious as to what to expect for it? Can anyone share? Thanks
support, therapist or not
Hi I am new, wondering to deal with all the stress and emotions, did you find talking to a therapist, group or other help. I do not have cancer but my son was newly diagnosed. Not a good one, pancreatic. thanks for suggestions
Dating relationship and cancer
New relationship - Radiation treatments - Workaholic/last priority/irritable - Opinion? I just started dating an incredible man that I feel like is my soulmate around 2 months ago. We have a very special connection, my biggest concern about him was that he's an extreme workaholic. 3 weeks ago he shared with me that he is…
My mother died of cancer and I don't know what to do
I apologize in advance for any grammatical or spelling mistakes that you may find in this topics, but english is not my native language. You have probably seen this title multiple times before and you think what is so special about this one, and why I am making a big fuss about it. I had to set the stage for you to…
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Children in DEnial
Hi new to the site and looking for advice. I was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer on the 6 April 2015. the cancer had spread to my bladder. liver luncg and lympnodes before it was detected. Initially I wa given very little chance of surviving the surgey and then they said 3 to 6 months it has now been over2 years and I…
I feel so lost
Recently my Dad hasn't been feeling well, lost a lot of weight, and can't eat. He finally went to the er and we found out last night he has pancreatic cancer. I'm shocked. He's always been extremely healthy and we never saw this coming. He just turned 51 a month ago. He's not handling it well and is devastated because he…
Am I doing the right thing?
Hi all, This is my first post here. I've been reading the forums for a week or so. I was told I have a mass in my left kidney on 4/28/17. I'm scheduled for an open radical nephrectomy on 5/11. Heres my dilemna....my son is just 2 weeks into basic training in the army. I've decided not to tell him anything until he…
My Best Friend Has Cancer
On Monday (3 days ago), my best friend in the entire world -- who is like my big brother, my protector, my confidante -- who I have spoken to daily for years now...found out he has Lymphoma. The same cancer that killed his aunt last year and is currently killing his father. I feel like a selfish idiot, because I am falling…
Some of the Time I am Worried - FEAR!
I worry a lot. I do use prayer, relaxation, and other techniques to calm myself, but fear is always around the corner. The next time . . . is on my mind. Two malignancies . . . the new tumors . . . can I keep things from multiplying? Will I make it to 65, 60, 50? I just have these concerns, fears, whatever. I suppress my…
I want to do the right thing
My Wife (55) just got diagnosed with aggressive invasive squamous cell carcinoma along with Perineural invasion. This is the same thing that took her mother after 3 years. She is terrified, distraught, angry. I want to help her in any way I can I just do not know what to say other than, "Yes this sucks, No its not fair,…
Would be great if someone could please read this and give advise
In relation to fine need aspiration tests done on thyroid nodules, does an abnormal cell result mean cancer? Some advice would be helpful as i'm confused by this result and i didnt think to ask questions at the time of the appointment.! im waiting for a call of a specialist hopefully in the next two days about what happens…
Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Parotid Gland
I know I may be dramatic right now but I'm scared out of my mind... I was just told that my benign tumor is actually a rare case of Acinic Cell Carcinoma. I'm only 24 and I felt so invincible... I know no one likes the word Cancer but when someone tells you that you have its a whole nother ball game. I have my first…
Friends just don't understand.
My dad has stage 4 colon cancer and has been given 3-5 years left with my family and I if he keeps getting treatment. I have confided in friends to help me cope but no one seems to know what to say which I get, however I feel so misunderstood. Am I wrong to feel angry? Sad? Depress? I don't want to be that one friend whi…
Scared wife
My husband was diagnosed last week with kidney cancer! My world broke apart! We have 3 children.... 18, 23 and 5! His cancer thus far has not spread and is confined to his left kidney in a tumour the size of a large grapefruit! The surgery we are waiting for is massive and his doc told us how dangerous it is! I am…
Erased
Support
I know most on this board have a diagnosis, however, I don't have that. I just need someone to talk to while waiting in limbo. My cousin and life long best friend passed away a couple of months ago. He was currently in remission from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. About a year before, he nearly died due to a lung infection from…
FAMILY IN DENIAL?
My husbands condition is really bad and not getting any better ( stage IV colon cancer). Nobody gave us time frame but I feel we don't have much time. He doesn't really eat or drink, I give him hydration at home. Today we found out he there's fluid somewhere below his lungs, near the largest tumor... I've lost family…
Dealing with recurrence
How do you deal when a loved one's cancer has a recurrence? My husband went for a scan as part of the follow-up plan. I knew he was due, but I didn't want to smother him. He came home from work yesterday and said he had his followup. He said he didn't tell me because he didn't want me to worry, but he was subdued and I…
How do I stop my brother from canceling his vacation
I got diagnosed with cancer. (chronic leukemia) I told my mother not to tell anyone but she told my older brother (he's in college, I'm a couple years younger.) He seems really upset, devastated, he was crying and he never cries. Why is he so upset? I feel terrible, I don't want to upset him. Now he wants to cancel his…
Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to all of you who have alerted us to the PM spamming from earlier today. I apologize for the inconvenience. While we do have securities in place, we are not always able to catch all spam, and we are trying to figure out how this one got around our system. If you received a message from jegac1…
Omentum Cancer
Does anyone out there have experience with someone who has omentum cancer. Usually it is the way ovarian cancer is diagnosed, as it has moved from the ovaries to the omentum. The omentum is the sack that holds the large intestines. However, it is very rare when men get it. My husband was diagnosed wit omentum cancer in…
Just got to get it off my chest
My husband seems to be weaker and weaker, not as bad as it could be, and will be but for him it is hard to not be able to do the things he once did. It s very hard for me. I have started having anxiety attacks sometime swhen I start talking about him top someone. I try to keep my real feelings from him, I act like today…
In a dark place tonight
I am overwhelmed tonight. I have wonderful support from the community and school where I teach and from my church, but sometimes talking to well meaning friends who haven't been through this just isn't enough. I have been battling colon cancer since February, 2015. I initially had surgery with a colon resection and 20…
My partner wants to run away
So I have been dating this amazing man for a few months. Everything is wonderful and we are very happy. He had radiation for a brain tumor about 2 years ago and said that it was gone. Recently he has been having intense headaches in the spot the tumor was, had a severe lack of energy, can't get out of bed on time, has some…
Mental health question
So a family member went in for a scan and they found a 1.7cm spot on his lung. The family member understandably did not take it well. He was convinced he was dying before the more targeted CT scan had happen. After the second test the spot had shrunk and the doc said it was almost certainly not cancer and he wanted to have…
Single father, too scared to leave...
Hi all, I'm Justin. I only wrote on here once a couple of years ago.. I was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about 4 years ago. At one point I was fine, cancer-free, only to find it had come back about a year later. Now I have 2 adopted children, and I'm just convinced all of this isn't going to get any better. I don't…
Getting through the holidays
I wish I could fast-forward through the next six weeks. When we are at homes of family & friends, I can go on auto pilot and just smile and nod politely. However my husband who is nearing end of treatment wants to keep to our annual routine of hosting his family at our house for Thanksgiving. I couldn't believe it. I was…
So Much Anger
My husband was daignosed with Omentun Cancer on April 11, 2016. Everything now sucks. I have so MUCH anger over my husabnd's cancer that sometimes it disables me. But I try no to show it. His is a cancer that there is NO cure for, so only time will tell. But all I can think about is how angry I am that we have lost our…

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