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Dad has stomach cancer

Hi everyone, after seeing my terminally ill dad telling me he was having a panic attack and looking scared about his state of health (he's very poorly and has been given only a few weeks left to live after being in hospital nearly 6 weeks) prompted me to join this ....

Grieving

Hello. 6 weeks ago my lovely funny Dad passed away. Suddenly over the weekend it hit me out of the blue. I feel like I have fell into a very black hole. Iam normally a very positive up beat kind of person but not now. Never am I off work ....

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I lost my wife to cancer on 4 September.  We were together for 43 years and the funeral is today. I am feeling a deep loss and I am not sure where to go from here with the grieving process.  Any help or advice would be welcome. ....

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I'm mikibee I look after my 86 yr old mom who has lung cancer . She didn't want any treatment . She is doing well, resting most of the time drinking quite well but getting her to eat is getting a bit problematic it we promised her she could eat ....

just checking in

My Darling Husband died yesterday morning.He was 57 and we had been married nearly 35 years .i had been his full time carer for two years He was born with a lung disease which in later years turned into respiratory and heart failure.I know im only a day and a ....

My best friend lost her mum 18 mounts

Hi, I hope you don't mind I'm not sure if I've come on to the right place for advice but I am desperately worried my best friend .She lost her mum 18 mounts ago very quickly to cancer (within 3 mounths) Since then she has been very strong and been ....

I have just lost my best friend to Motor Neurone Disease

Dads Partners' Diagnosis - do i get involved in her care

hello all - new to the forum but all to familiar with the scourge of cancer. My mother died 7 years ago of lung cancer having been a smoker since she was 12. She died at 71 and from initial diagnosis to dying was a mere 12 weeks. Within 3 ....

Struggling to cope

My Mum has spinal cord cancer and has been in hospital confined to a bed for the last 10weeks as her legs gave way, and She can no longer walk. She has been moved between 3 hospitals and each time she has been moved each journey had been distressing and ....

New MND diagnosis

My sister in law was just diagnosed with MND three days ago. My husband is bereft and I cannot find words of comfort. I feel like we're grieving already because all we've read indicates more and more pain and sadness to come. How have other families coped? ....