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Emotional Support Discussions

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death of husband
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my husband died on march 15 of pancrease cancer.  I am trying to put my life back together but i miss him so much, ronnie was my best friend and i cant sto...
104/25/08 Message Rating
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hormone therapy
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My husband is soon to be going through hormone and radiation therapy after a radical prostatectomy.  We have been getting conflicting information on the si...
104/22/08 Message Rating
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Is there any hope realisticall...
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I am so distraught over my brother's cancer.  He was diagnosed with 4th stage sqamous cell lung cancer last Oct.  He has had metastisis to th...
204/22/08 Message Rating
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New on line and to cancer!
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Well, I really don't know what to say.... the doctors told us my mom has stomach cancer just this month. She has turned down chemo treatment (for now)....sh...
204/21/08 Message Rating
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In a state of confusion
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It seems like this horrible nightmare that progressively gets worse. In and out of the hospital, ups and downs. Emotionally drained! I feel like I can't bre...
204/18/08 Message Rating
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Missing my Momma and Best Frie...
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My name is Cayla and I'm 19 years old. My mom was diagnosed with colon cancer in October of 2005 and it spread to her liver and her lungs and the doctor gav...
704/16/08 Message Rating
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my mom has colon cancer in her...
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I got the news today.My mom has a large inoperable mass in her liver.She had colon cancer and had 1/3 of her colon removed 2 years ago.No follow up treatment......
204/13/08 Message Rating
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Advise on gaining control over...
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Hi- I'm new to this. My Dad was just diagnosed stage 4 inopperable pancreatic cancer (spread to liver) April 5th and is on his second chemo treatm...
004/13/08 Message Rating
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my husband died today
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that is hard for me to type. It hasn't hit me yet.. Only a little bit. I have some family here. Not my parents, my dad had a triple by pass nearly 2 weeks a...
404/13/08 Message Rating
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From A Comfy Old Chair
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A friend of mine who is a huge inspiration to me wrote this and said that I could post it.  I thought that many of you would enjoy it. TinaHaving enjo...
204/10/08 Message Rating
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my dad has cancer
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hi im ariel and im only 15 years old.About a month ago my dad was diagnosed with kidney cancer and it was no big deal they could just take out the kidney and he...
404/09/08 Message Rating
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Last stages of stomach cancer
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Hi, Please can someone help me ?    My Father has stomach cancer, originating from the bowel which has also spread to the liver.  ...
304/09/08 Message Rating
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husband diagnosed recently
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My husband David was diagnosed with kidney cancer in december.the kidney was removed and per urologist all cancer was removed with the kidney. a recent follow u...
204/08/08 Message Rating
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Abnormally elevated red blood ...
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I had some blood work done and my red blood cells are elevated and have been so for quite a while. I have been referred to an oncologist. this has really put a ...
204/08/08 Message Rating
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Grief
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Hi my name is Lisa.  I just came upon this site as I searched the internet for some kind of emotional support.  I lost my mother to pancreatic ca...
204/05/08 Message Rating
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Struggles, Feelings and Fears-...
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I have that empty feeling. I also just don't care.I was diagnosed with two different types of breast cancer five years ago on May 15. I believed I handled t...
704/05/08 Message Rating
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2 years later and still....
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There is this empty hollow feeling... It has been two years almost since my father passed away. August 05, 2006. Still hurts, and still I have nightmares o...
204/02/08 Message Rating
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hospice was called & my weddin...
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My Mom is stage 4 cervical cancer-she went through one round of treatment and called it quits. They gave her 6-9 mns. That was in Nov. 07. In Jan 08 we decided ...
103/29/08 Message Rating
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Help me
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I am desperate and alone.  My 40 year old husband just got diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil.  We are awaiting staging.  ...
403/28/08 Message Rating
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Arimidex I hate it.
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I didn't know whre to put this post. I had breast cancer 3 years ago.I think because of the side effects of the drug I'm on I need emotional support.&nb...
203/27/08 Message Rating
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RN scared
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Hi  I am a nurse so unfortunately I know toooo much when it comes to the bad stuff that happens to people.  I have recently had two abnormal pap smear...
203/23/08 Message Rating
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Spouse has stage IV colon and ...
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I am looking for a support group to help me in my current situation.  Just before this past Christmas my husband was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer t...
303/18/08 Message Rating
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How to deal with all of this !...
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Hi , My name is James and was recently diag. with squemus cell carcanoma . I have heard a few stories from people who knew someone who had this but I have not s...
203/18/08 Message Rating
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when cancer pain leads to atte...
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A friends father tried to kill himself he said the pain was too much, no one is sure what to do from here. please give them direction 
203/14/08 Message Rating
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slightly worried
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Alright, so I'm 19, female, and up until August I've always had reasonably good health. In August of '07 I experienced rapid vision loss in my left ...
103/14/08 Message Rating
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