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Courtney_J
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@dippyclare Hello dipplyclare, thank you for opening this discussion, I've moved it to our Living with cancer group so it will get more visibility. I'm so sorry to hear about your mum, I can't imagine what you're going through. Let me tag some members who can share their advice with you.
Hello all, how are you today? How do/did you cope with your family member having cancer? What do/did you do to support them? How do you stay positive? Feel free to share your experiences and advice with dippyclare!
@Scotte @amco44 @Woodyjo1 @Coralmary @sue.jones70ntlworld.com @janety1056 @Ladypink51 @Madge17 @190412 @NAIRAAAAA @Sassy123 @Shirlw @Mark1961 @Gaven1 @Sox1957 @UrsulaAnne @Catherine @Celestewal
Take care,
Courtney
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@dippyclare Hi, I'm so sorry about your mum. I think it's important that you try to be strong for her, but in order to do that you need to make sure to take care of yourself. Make sure you talk with someone (be it your husband or a professional) about how you're feeling and try to process all the emotions. Wishing you all the best.
Courtney_J
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Hi everyone,
How are you holding up? Before World Cancer Day tomorrow, I thought I would come back to this discussion so we can share some advice and support with others.
Is it complicated to support a sick friend or loved one, to find the right words to talk about the illness? How can we be there for them in the day-to-day?
@sheilatravis @skymanabc @Dave1953 @Butterfly78 @Kairus @janety1056 @Ladypink51 @Linsley @Charlee73 @Cervicaldystonia @MayKusk @Catherine @Celestewal @Juliemarie @skulamus @Elaine1067 @Scotte
Feel free to share your thoughts and experiences here!
Take care,
Courtney
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My mum has been newly diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and i honestly dont know what to do.
We've been told its matastsised everywhere but I wanna be positive around her and help her as I have given up work to be her carer but I'm struggling getting out of bed this morning as we've another hospital appmt and I would like to ask other people how they've coped with close family members being ill and how they've kept on top of there depression as this rollercoaster of emotions is getting out of control