My brother in law has stage four pancreatic cancer and is being very strong for his family...we know he only has weeks to live ..we have palliative care nurses coming in as we do not have macmillan nurses in our area..but I am so worried about my sister as I feel she needs support and someone to talk to..I try as much as I can to help but I feel helpless any suggestions please.
Hi Agoodfriend and welcome to the Macmillan Community but so sorry to hear about your brother in laws. diagnosis.
A cancer diagnosis like this in the family can be such a challenging and stressful time but getting support from others who are dealing with the ‘exact same' support challenges can help a lot.
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. The Community is divided into dedicated Support Groups (Discussion Rooms) and when it comes to the practical and emotional challenges of supporting your brother in law and his family you may benefit from joining and posting in our….
Supporting someone with incurable cancer
…… support groups where you will connect with others navigating the exact same support challenges.
To connect with a group click on the “Bold Italic Links” I have created above then once the group page opens click on “Click to Join” when the black banner appears or “Join” under “Group Tools” (this all depends on the device you are using)
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.
Please do get back to me if you need further help navigating the community.
