Sat in my car outside the hospital yesterday on speaker phone as my husband was told his cancer has returned- more chemo may help - then got home to call the family one had to F/T to break the news - any advice on how to stay strong much appreciated
Hi and welcome to the Online Community, a Community that no one ever really plans to see themselves joining, and so sorry to hear about the challenges surrounding your husbands diagnosis.
A cancer diagnosis brings a lot of confusion, stress and many questions but talking with other people who are on the same type of journey helps a lot.
This Community is organised into various support groups. Our first list is for our Cancer specific Groups with the second list is for our various our Cancer experience groups.
I see that you have found our Carers only group and you may find out Family and friends groups a great benefit as you will connect with others supporting family through their cancer journey.
Follow the links I've created above then choose ‘click to join' when the page opens.
You can then introduce yourself and post questions selecting '+New' or '+' (depending on your device) you can also join in with existing discussions by clicking on 'reply'.
The service is open every day 8am to 8pm and it's free to call on 0808 808 00 00 have a look by Clicking here for more information.
You can also email them, use the online chat and we also have our Ask an Expert section, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
Our Online Information and Support Section is a good place to find information covering diagnosis, treatments and pages covering most types of cancers.
All the very best.
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