Hi everyone. I am looking for some support while I help my dad recover. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer before Christmas 2025 and recently had surgery. Seeing him deal with the recovery process and the catheter is very difficult for me. I am 21 and have previously lost my grandad to leukemia and a family friend to breast cancer, so this brings up a lot of past family experiences. My dad is 55 and has always been very healthy, so this diagnosis was a huge shock to us all. Since I am helping to look after him and my mum is also unwell, I have been focused on staying strong for them, but it is a lot to handle on my own. I don't have many people to talk to in person, so I am hoping to connect with others here who understand what it's like to support a parent through this. Thank you for reading. — Aimee
Hi Aimee, sorry to hear about this 
I am in a similar situation myself, my Dad has stage 4 oseophageal cancer and is in hospital at the moment. My mum also has lung cancer, she has been recovering well now for a few years after chemotherapy, her cancer is 'dormant' right now. However, her mental health is particularly bad so trying to juggle being there for my Dad and dealing with my mum's mental health, alongside my own - has been very challenging! I'm 33 (so not too much older, but still!), but dealing with all that at age 21 must be really hard, along with the previous experiences in your family too! Life can be so cruel can't it. You're not alone though and it's great that you've shared things. Happy to chat through things with you if you like 
