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Hi all. Im a 53 year old single mother of 2 adult children with an elderly mother who has been battling lung liver and bone cancer for the last 7 years. She lives an hour away from me with my awesome ...
Hi @kimw71
Lots of good advice above and there is a lot of great info on this website and the forum is also a great resource - We all “ get it” in a way people who have not received this diagnosis never can .
Just a couple of points - the Charlotte Tottman podcasts were excellent and brought home the point I just made above - she is a psychologist specialising in cancer related distress but it wasn’t until she got Breast Cancer herself that she truly “ got it”.
Secondly , I found that sone friends couldn’t handle my diagnosis ( I felt like saying “ it’s not contagious”) and other friends really stepped up to the mark . Thankfully my family has been amazing .
I have also met some great ladies through this forum.
No question on here is too silly or trivial , we will all try and help out as best we can .
Take care .🌺
Lots of good advice above and there is a lot of great info on this website and the forum is also a great resource - We all “ get it” in a way people who have not received this diagnosis never can .
Just a couple of points - the Charlotte Tottman podcasts were excellent and brought home the point I just made above - she is a psychologist specialising in cancer related distress but it wasn’t until she got Breast Cancer herself that she truly “ got it”.
Secondly , I found that sone friends couldn’t handle my diagnosis ( I felt like saying “ it’s not contagious”) and other friends really stepped up to the mark . Thankfully my family has been amazing .
I have also met some great ladies through this forum.
No question on here is too silly or trivial , we will all try and help out as best we can .
Take care .🌺