Carer has cancer

Hello GSp 

Thank you for reaching out to us here at Macmillan.

I’m sorry to hear about your friend's health, caring for a loved one can be hard and now with his untreatable cancer, this must be such a difficult time for them. It is good that they have you around to help them.

You mention he has been trying to get a social worker, with no response. Has he contacted this local authority about this? It would be worth looking at the following social services support - Needs Assessment through Social Services.

Do they have any support for his wife’s dementia at all? Dementia UK provides some great support including their Admiral nurses, and they have a helpline 0800 888 6678 you can call to gain further information about how they can support someone with Dementia.

GSp  receiving a cancer diagnosis can be very hard to cope with, so, understandably, he may not be taking his prognosis well. We are here to support him, we provide a place to talk through how he is feeling, helping him find ways to cope with his health, we have helpline nurses for any clinical information and a Money team too. We’re here 7 days a week 8am-8pm he can call our helpline on 0808 808 0000, or through our Online chat and email services. 

I would like to link some further guidance and information, I hope this will be useful for your friend.

Macmillan Money, finance, and insurance information

Macmillan support when receiving a new diagnosis

Help with how you are feeling.

How are you feeling about everything GSp  I imagine it must be hard to see your friends going through this, if you ever need to talk to us about how you are feeling, you are more than welcome to.

Take care,