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Hi, My Mum was diagnosed with lung cancer last week. We were told it's incurable and that she doesn't have long left. She desperately wants to come home but they keep stalling, saying maybe tomorrow. She is still in AMU after a week. I don't understand...
My mom was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer about 3.5 years ago. Things have been tough since September with my mom undergoing 10 sessions of chemo to fight a bit of progression. During this period they found very small scatter of mets in her brain...
Hi I am wanted to do more exercise and swimming but struggling financially my cancer treatment is making me put on weight can I get help to pay for a gym regards rachel
I found out this week that it's highly likely my father (78) has prostate cancer which has spread to his back, hip and lung. He has refused a biopsy and is now waiting for an MID scan. We have had a very toxic relationship since I was 10 ( now 60), and...
My brother (mid 70s) is terminal and lives alone. A month ago he was diagnosed and now he is now bedbound. He has carers come in a few times a day for 30 mins to make him basic food which he barely touches. I have my own health issues and am finding...
Hi there I had an operation to remove a tumour (liposarcoma) and one of my testicles. I had collateral damage whereby due to nerve damage i have chronic pain in the leg below where the tumour was removed. I now have to use a stick and am now intermittently...
It's just been over a week since my wife passed away some days I feel OK and then it hits me that she had gone my step daughter has been there for me ,she has done everything to do with the funeral and all the other things I couldn't do the funeral is...
Hello, my husband (71)was diagnosed with bowel cancer over 3 years ago. He had a large part of his bowel removed, and although did not require a stoma bag he struggled with toilet issues. Around this time we noticed a change in his personality, becoming...
Hi, my partner was diagnosed with thrombocytaemia eight months ago and is taking chemo, probably for life. His mood has changed, he is constantly angry and blames me for things that happened in the past, sometimes adding imaginary plots to the facts....
Hello my partner has cancer of the lungs I have never been in this kind of situation before and I feel so useless I just wish I could help in anyway please if anyone has advice or tips it would be so appreciated Please I am begging at. This poi...
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