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My Dad has been battling cancer on and off for the last 10 years. He had a terminal diagnosis 2 years ago, but has fought and fought every day. He tool a turn for the worst last June where he developed a nasty infection. He was in hospital for 10 weeks...
Hi, I don’t know if you can help or give me some suggestions. I was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer in 2022 following an accident in 2021 - the scans showed 6 broken vertebrae, a broken pelvis and a shadow in my sigmoid colon. I had surgery followed...
How can I get counselling without anyone else knowing. Can I get counselling online.
HI,my husband is 65 and was diagnosed with NSCLC and told it was terminal two and a half years ago.He has had chemo and radiotherapy to his head. Every 6 months he has a scan and we dread each one. I have worked 20 hours over 4 days each week and my work...
Does anyone have any tips on how to cope with the news a parent has stage four cancer. I am a very emotional person and don’t know how to manage this with work, university and my relationships.
I recently had a bcc removed from my nose and a flat reconstruction done, I am hoping it would heal but it has affected my confidence. a few days ago I started to have like a lesion in my upper lip that has formed like a dark black crust, awaiting referral...
I have to undergo treatment and will be unable to work. How do I find out what financial help I can claim whilst away from work.
Hello, I am looking for a live in carer for my Mum who is in palliative care with advanced breast cancer. We live in London SW4, please could you advise on a good care agency that could provide this?
Thank you , I wonder if anyone had any info on finding somewhere to live? We recently moved back to Uk from overseas and are currently staying with a. Friend in his flat, waiting for our home overseas to sell, we desperately need a space of our own since...
Hi, my dad has received a recent terminal diagnosis of stomach cancer that has spread. There is no recommended treatment and just a few months left. The news has devastated our family and I am left wondering how I can cope while supporting him and the...
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