For partners, parents, friends, and family — caregiving is hard and you're not alone.
A place to share your struggles and concerns about supporting and caring for a person you love diagnosed with breast cancer with others who understand.
A place where family members, caregivers, and loved ones of people having a Stage IV (metastatic) diagnosis can share, discuss, and support one another through the tough times unique to this diagnosis.
Hello everyone. This June 3 will mark 5 years since my wife was diagnosed with Stage 2A breast cancer (invasive ductal carcinoma, ER/PR positive Her 2 negative) and papillary thyroid cancer. I won't soon forget the terror we felt in early June 2019, what with test results pending and not knowing where it was all going. It…
My mother was recently diagnosed with metastatic cancer with “innumerable” mets throughout her bones. I’m still in so much shock from the diagnosis but really thinking about how to reorganize my life to be closer to her during this time. I currently live in another country with my partner and know that we need to make some…
My mother was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer 3 years ago. She takes letrazole, palbociclib (3 weeks on/2 off) and has Denosumab injections. After being away for a couple of weeks ( we share the same house), I have returned to notice that she has an odour particularly later in the day. It is not incontinence…
We know caregiving brings both love and exhaustion, courage and worry. What part of the caregiving experience has been the hardest for you to navigate?
The hardest part of caregiving for me was the constant vigilance and helplessness. Loving someone so deeply while watching their body fail, knowing you can’t fix it, changes you in ways that are hard to explain unless you’ve lived it. With Stage IV disease, I felt like I had to stay alert at all times — listening to…
In the U.S., November is National Family Caregivers Month. We're taking a moment to recognize those friends, family, and loved ones who provide us support. Share your caregiver story, praise, or tips for caregivers here. This will help caregivers know they aren't alone, to honor them, and provide them some helpful insight…
I am a 10 year survivor of breast cancer (stage 1a, ER/PR+, HER2+). Now my 75 year old sister has been diagnosed with stage 1a, ER+,HER2- breast cancer. She Iives in a distant state, so I cannot go with her to all of her doctor's appointments. She saw her oncologist today for the first time and was told she is most likely…
I’m in my mid-40s and caring for my wife, who has stage 4 breast cancer. The cancer has spread to bones, then, after a few years of treatments, to the liver…, and they are now trying to enroll her in clinical trials. She’s relatively young, so I’m hoping she qualifies—but overall, it just gives you a bit of extra time. We…
Hi all My partner is scheduled for single mastectomy and implant next week. Looking for advice-tips on what type of things I can expect, what can I do to prepare for after surgery and what I can do to help her though the recovery period?
Hi! Im here cause I dont what to do, my mom has been diagnosed with breast cancer and it's an advanced cancer. She already had her left breast removed and now undergoing a chemotherapy. She's now in her third session. My mom keep on having episodes of pain all over her bones, and this always happen every night and also…
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