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Honoring Our Caregivers: Share your appreciation!
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…
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Resources for Caregivers
We hope you find the following links helpful! Learn: Caring for Someone With Breast Cancer Podcast: Support Services for Caregivers Podcast: Caring for Men Who Are Cancer Caregivers Podcast: Supporting a Partner With Breast Cancer Podcast: How Therapy Can Help People Affected By Breast Cancer Personal Stories: Caregivers…
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New Protocols
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…
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Advice for caregiver
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?
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Caregivers: What's the most difficult part for you?
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?
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I Don't Know What To Do!🥺
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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The husband's and partner's corner
A gathering space for the partners of loved ones with breast cancer to discuss your unique experiences.
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What do you find most difficult about caregiving?
November is National Family Caregivers Month. We'd like to take a moment to acknowledge the challenges our caregivers face and show them some support. As a caregiver, can you share with us what you find most difficult about caring for a loved one with breast cancer? Take our poll and elaborate in the thread below!
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Gift ideas anyone? 5- year anniversary coming up
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…
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Neoadjuvant EC Regimen precautions
Posting this on behalf of my wife (aged 34) who had been diagnosed with TNBC in October 2023. She had recently completed her weekly 12 sessions of TC regimen : Paclitaxel (120mg) and Carboplatin (200mg). Although there was Hair Loss and slight nail discoloration from 3rd week onwards, she had Nausea from Day 1-4 post every…
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Any possibility to bring my Mom from Poland to US for cancer care?
I’m a breast cancer survivor. I came to this site 9 years ago and read posts and articles daily, posted frequently. I am lucky that I live in the US, have health insurance and my cancer was caught early. My Mom lives in Poland and two days ago she was diagnosed and told me about it. She noticed a lump right after…
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Wife just diagnosed
Wife was just diagnossed last week. We have had Biopsy, MRI, and today another ultrasound. So far meeting with surgeons and plastic surgeons. It has been a little overwhelming. I believe she is in denial, and I am in a state of shock. I try not to show it but I am scared and hurting myself. The thought of her going through…