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Hi. My husband passed away 12 weeks ago. I cared for him, day and night, throughout his illness and now I don't know what I'm meant to do. I left work to look after him and I'd do it all again in a heartbeat (it was a privilege to look after him, even...
Hello, mum has terminal bowel cancer (surgery resulted in colostomy), lung and liver mets now with biliary obstruction - not appropriate for any intervention and not well enough for more chemo. when mum was diagnosed in June she couldn’t deal with...
Hi, my husband has just been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and we have been told it’s incurable but treatable. We have two young children - one is 2 years old so too little to understand really, but our eldest is 7, nearly 8. We think the right...
was told lasst may i had lung cancer and seem to deal ok with it all but had some ups and downs along the way but now i am feeling very much alone my husban is no good at all we dont talk i belive he thinks all will be ok when its not onedaughter stop...
Hello I am in desperate need of how to support my brother and his family. My brother has had a recent diagnosis of a diffuse glioma but is awaiting biopsy date to confirm staging and then a treatment plan Botb he and his wife are in denial of the...
Hi I was wondering if you can support in me for caring for dad. He was diagnosed a week ago with bladder cancer spread to lymph nodes he said he will fight it and will be recieving chemo next week. The thing is he has spent the week in bed won't get...
Had a CT scan for appendicitis which coincidentally showed abnormality on one ovary. From there I had a copolscopy (all normal) but consultant wanted to be sure so followed up with hysteroscopy. Told today I have cancerous cells in endometrium so will...
Hi I've recently had my GIST removed, so I am now officially cancer free! Hurrah!! I am now on my adjuvant treatment, which involves staying on Imatinib for the next two years. My wife and I are planning a trip to Canada later this year, so I'm looking...
Hi My ex husband is end of life with bowel and mouth cancer. He is bleeding and coughing up blood. He lives with his wife who is still breast feeding her son at 1 years old. She is struggling to get time to eat something and her husband constantly needs...
After having surgery to remove colon cancer, we’ve had a phone call from someone who says they are from the NHS, and would like to ask questions about mental health after surgery, and would like to set up a video link so we could be assessed. It was a...
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