Hi
im just sitting watching a film ‘Miss you already’ and it’s about ‘cancer’.
it’s making me think. My mum passed recently from pancreatic cancer and her mother had bowel cancer so is there any test I can do to make sure I’m healthy? I have a young daughter and I don’t want her to be alone ever.
My mum made 12 months between diagnosis and passing and I keep waiting for a huge fall out of emotion but my coping mechanism is to keep going. 100% no moping policy here and I can hear my mum saying that it’s girl get up and get on with it.
I just want to make sure I am doing everything I can to make sure I’m here as long as I can be, so is there a test or a blood count check or anything I can do to make that happen?
Hi and warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community and so sorry to hear about the lose of your mum.
Cancer in the family does makes us all think and yes it’s good to ensure we do what we can to ensure we are living a healthy lifestyle and using all the medical tests available.
I have a blood cancer so a different area of cancer, no family history and sometimes very difficult to identify early.
You may want to check our Macmillan Support Services on 0808 808 00 00 - most services are open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week Clicking here to see what is available. This service can give lots of information, support or just a listening ear.
We also have our Ask an Expert section here you can post your question to our Nurse Team who will come back with some answers, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
I see you have joined our Pancreatic cancer group. Why not consider putting up your question in the group as there may be someone who has experienced this in the family
To go to the group just click on the link above then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens.
You can then introduce yourself by putting up a ‘New Thread’ or hit the box with the X on the top right (phones), you could just copy and paste the text from this your first post. You can also join in with existing ‘Discussions’ by clicking on 'reply'.
To find information covering diagnosis, treatments and pages covering most types of cancers can be found on our Online Information and Support Section.
All the very best
