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  • Bereaved and living with cancer

    Green pea
    Green pea

    Hi,

    My lovely little sister died from bowel cancer at the end of last year. She was only 48 and was diagnosed 3 years before. A year after her diagnosis I was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma. This, in theory is incurable, but I was able to have…

    • 4 months ago
    • Bereaved family and friends forum
    • Bereaved family and friends - Discussion Forum
  • Bereaved daughter

    E3046
    E3046

    Hello.
    Im new to this community but think i might have found what I've so desperately needed- an outlet for my grief.
    I lost my mum nearly 5 months ago to stage 4 lung cancer and secondary peritoneal disease. I miss her terribly, so much so that it…

    • 6 months ago
    • New to the Community forum
    • New to the Community
  • Recently bereaved

    Crowster
    Crowster

    This is my first ever post as my husband died of Multiple Myeloma last week. He survived just a year and a day from diagnosis. We had no idea that he was so ill. 3 days after he died he was sent a letter to say that his next appointment was cancelled…

    • 6 months ago
    • Ask a Nurse
    • Ask a Nurse
  • RE: Support for carers after bereavement

    Juppy
    Juppy

    Oh how very hard.  It almost sounds like a kind of PTSD that may need both therapy and medication to help you recover.  You have been through a very traumatic experience.  I have a therapist snd it is definitely helping me (even though at the beginning i…

    • 4 months ago
    • Carers only forum
    • Carers Only - Discussion Forum
  • Bereavement and anxiety courses, for ESSEX UPDATE I’m not ready for it

    ArthurD
    ArthurD

    I have just signed up for the Anxiety & better health plus Anxiety courses, 6 week and 2 week respectively, these are online and FREE 

    https://aclessex.com/mental-wellbeing/?doing_wp_cron=1651071137.7227799892425537109375   -if you click on ‘mental health…

    • 2 months ago
    • Bereaved spouses and partners forum
    • Bereaved spouses and partners - Discussion Forum
  • Bereaved

    butmuuum_cats
    butmuuum_cats

    Hi. I've just lost my mum to secondary liver cancer. She was only 59. She lived with treatable cancer for the best part of 6 years, and did so bravely and uncomplainingly.

    I am disturbed by how quickly she deteriorated after her terminal diagnosis…

    • 11 months ago
    • New to the Community forum
    • New to the Community
  • Bereavement help/support

    twinkhay
    twinkhay

    I don't really know where to start or how to phrase this but I need to write somewhere as I'm struggling. I lost my mum in March 2020 to cancer 9 months after her diagnosis. After the initial numbness and grief I thought I was doing ok. A couple of weeks…

    • 9 months ago
    • Bereaved family and friends forum
    • Bereaved family and friends - Discussion Forum
  • Helping my loved one (AML) with bereavement

    Kakes
    Kakes

    Hello, my mother is battling late stage AML and her dear friend from her AML support group sadly passed overnight.  We have not shared this heartbreaking news yet and I would welcome advice on how best to communicate this and support my mother she processes…

    • 6 months ago
    • Family and friends forum
    • Family and friends - Discussion Forum
  • Bereavement my mum passed away recently

    Jayne 47
    Jayne 47

    I’m just so devastated my life was caring 24/7 having carers in my home for mum and listening for her through the nights to ring her bell when she needed me to then attended to all her medications to then having her unfortunately passing away on 30/9…

    • 7 months ago
    • Ask an Information and Support Adviser
    • Ask an Information and Support Adviser
  • Prostate cancer and Bereavement

    Gills123
    Gills123

        Hi all was diagnosed with Pc in February 2019. After months of arguments at GPs kept saying all I had was piles. Eventually had tests they said I didn’t need on Christmas Eve 2018. Results  came back in February you have local advanced Prostate…

    • 10 months ago
    • Prostate cancer forum
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