Hi just joined as my mother just got devastating news just before Christmas of pancreatic cancer that has spread into the liver. She is going for a biopsy of liver next week and hopefully will start some chemo if she is fit enough. Love to hear if anyone else is going through same thing. She is really struggling to eat so any tips or advice on supplements would also be great.
Hi Insightful and a very warm welcome to the Macmillan Community but sorry to hear about your mum’s diagnosis.
A cancer diagnosis in the family can be such a challenging and stressful time but getting support from others who are dealing with the ‘exact same' cancer type and support challenges will help a lot (I have a totally different type of cancer)
The New to Community is like our reception desk where we look to direct you to the best part of the Community for you to get support and you have already seen that the Community is divided into dedicated Cancer Support Groups (Discussion Rooms) as you have already joined our dedicated Pancreatic cancer and Liver, secondary cancer support groups.
These groups are safe places to talk to others who may have a similar diagnosis, treatment experience, to ask questions and get support from family members who are navigating the same support journey.
To connect with the groups just click on the “Bold Italic Links” I have created above then once the group page opens you can then put up your own post when you’re ready by clicking “+new” or “+” in the top right next to the group title. You can copy and paste the text from this post into your new post.
As for the practical and emotional challenges of supporting your mum you may benefit from joining and posting in our Carers only and possibly our Supporting someone with incurable cancer support groups where you will connect with others navigating the exact same support challenges.
It is an emotional time supporting family so you might find this Macmillan information your feelings when someone has cancer helpful as well as this link getting help with your emotions.
It’s a challenging time for you so you may want to use the Macmillan Support Line is open 8am-8pm (timings may differ across services) 7 days a week on 0808 808 00 00. This service provides cancer information, practical information, emotional support, benefits/financial guidance or just a listening ear.
We also have our Ask an Expert section but do allow a few working days for a reply.
Talking to people face to face can be very helpful so do check to see if you have any Local Macmillan Support in your area, do also check for a local Maggie's Centre as these folks are amazing and support all the family.
I have given you a lot of channels to get supporter, but do get back to me if you need further help navigating the community.
