Supporting someone with cancer

Community member and Macmillan volunteer 'Wee Me' shares her experience of going to appointments, looking at scans and hearing her husband’s results, from her perspective as a carer and partner.

With the festive season often being a time of giving, we are sharing some guidance for how you can give support online, or in person at this time of year. Recently there have been discussions about different Christmas gift ideas for someone with cancer, and what to say in a greeting card. We thought we would share a few ideas from these discussions as a guide to help you show support to someone living with cancer this…

As part of Macmillan’s Digital Storytelling Project, Linda has created a video to share her experience supporting her mum through end of life and how she coped with loss and bereavement. Linda shares her experience setting up a charity to support people who are dying and their loved ones.

A carer's experience on coping with the idea that this could be the last Christmas or last holiday season with her husband, who has been diagnosed with incurable cancer.

Bertrand describes how his relationship with his papa changed after his papa was diagnosed with cancer.

A family member’s or a friend’s diagnosis can have a huge impact on your life. It’s natural to want to find support for yourself while you’re supporting a loved one with cancer. Here in the Community, we have lots of different groups where you can chat to people who may have a similar cancer diagnosis to your family member. These are all safe spaces to ask questions and find support. However, sometimes it can be really…