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Forum: For Caregivers, Family, Friends and Supporters

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.

• Helpful BCO links for Caregivers, Family & Friends

  1 Posts 286 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Apr 7, 2012 09:51AM

  Latest post: Apr 7, 2012 09:51AM by Moderators

• BCO Podcast: Supporting a Partner With Breast Cancer

  1 Posts 7 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Feb 18, 2016 04:26AM

  Latest post: Feb 18, 2016 04:26AM by Moderators

• How to help long distance Friend recently diagnosed

  16 Posts 151 Views

  Created by: Emariep on Jun 5, 2017 11:24PM

  Latest post: Jun 11, 2017 02:42AM by farmerlucy

• Understanding Staging

  8 Posts 117 Views

  Created by: Here4Mom28828 on May 28, 2017 06:52PM

  Latest post: May 31, 2017 09:41AM by pupmom

• Mom with "small" Triple Negative - feeling overwhelmed

  10 Posts 94 Views

  Created by: Kayla23 on Mar 29, 2017 12:57AM

  Latest post: May 28, 2017 10:06AM by Kayla23

• Lines of treatment

  1 Posts 15 Views

  Created by: Batfax on May 11, 2017 01:52PM

  Latest post: May 11, 2017 01:52PM by Batfax

• It's been a year and a half since she told us

  8 Posts 156 Views

  Created by: Ffion92 on Apr 23, 2017 01:53PM

  Latest post: Apr 26, 2017 12:58PM by MinusTwo

• I have loved her most of my life - how do I survive this?

  4 Posts 194 Views

  Created by: keithw on Apr 15, 2017 06:13PM

  Latest post: Apr 17, 2017 12:33PM by Meadow

• Need relationship advice

  3 Posts 115 Views

  Created by: Fallen_for_her on Mar 12, 2017 05:26PM

  Latest post: Apr 15, 2017 05:58PM by keithw

• Mom recently Diagnosed- How to give her support while I'm away?

  1 Posts 16 Views

  Created by: Dahliakrm on Mar 29, 2017 11:51AM

  Latest post: Mar 29, 2017 11:51AM by Dahliakrm

• Help :( looking for some support

  7 Posts 112 Views

  Created by: J92 on Mar 8, 2017 05:23PM

  Latest post: Mar 10, 2017 05:05PM by J92

• Mom diagnosed yesterday and very worried

  5 Posts 74 Views

  Created by: jg1990 on Mar 2, 2017 04:06PM

  Latest post: Mar 4, 2017 08:12AM by dAd

• When Frustration Leads to Violence

  15 Posts 317 Views

  Created by: RZT on Jan 29, 2017 03:58AM

  Latest post: Feb 5, 2017 04:37PM by Kicks

• Anxiety Common Among Partners of Diagnosed Young Women

  2 Posts 33 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Feb 1, 2017 06:32AM

  Latest post: Feb 3, 2017 07:06AM by eric95us

• How can I help? Care packages, etc?

  8 Posts 87 Views

  Created by: kboo27 on Jan 15, 2017 08:08PM

  Latest post: Jan 23, 2017 06:43AM by KB870

• 2nd opinion or is this it?

  1 Posts 46 Views

  Created by: Rosesgirl on Jan 21, 2017 02:58PM

  Latest post: Jan 21, 2017 02:58PM by Rosesgirl

• Partially to vent, Questions, Am I doing alright?

  2 Posts 46 Views

  Created by: LifeinInk on Jan 17, 2017 08:50PM

  Latest post: Jan 18, 2017 10:49AM by MinusTwo

• How to keep people informed

  3 Posts 45 Views

  Created by: Hairsangie on Dec 21, 2016 08:46AM

  Latest post: Dec 21, 2016 05:46PM by TarheelMichelle

• Anyone near Staten Island available for a chat or meet up?

  1 Posts 6 Views

  Created by: Razledazle944 on Dec 9, 2016 12:21PM

  Latest post: Dec 9, 2016 12:21PM by Razledazle944

• "i don't know want to know anything until remission"

  15 Posts 286 Views

  Created by: Betes on Dec 3, 2016 02:58PM

  Latest post: Dec 8, 2016 06:00PM by Meow13

• Looking for Support- Mom Recently Diagnosed

  3 Posts 32 Views

  Created by: Bubblegum1286 on Dec 8, 2016 06:35AM

  Latest post: Dec 8, 2016 09:53AM by muska

• This is so hard.

  3 Posts 87 Views

  Created by: nineteen93 on Oct 26, 2016 09:13AM

  Latest post: Dec 8, 2016 07:39AM by Bubblegum1286

• Daughter of Mom diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer

  2 Posts 47 Views

  Created by: trmccoll8696 on Dec 2, 2016 03:32PM

  Latest post: Dec 2, 2016 04:19PM by Moderators

• mom has biopsy tomorrow....

  1 Posts 11 Views

  Created by: aec100304 on Oct 10, 2016 11:57AM

  Latest post: Oct 10, 2016 11:57AM by aec100304

• Help: Should I Leave?

  20 Posts 932 Views

  Created by: aquest on May 29, 2012 07:20AM

  Latest post: Oct 3, 2016 05:07PM by Meow13

• The Spoon Theory- excellent for trying to explain what it's like

  2 Posts 85 Views

  Created by: Artista928 on Aug 22, 2016 04:04PM

  Latest post: Aug 30, 2016 05:53AM by Zillsnot4me

• Advice

  6 Posts 75 Views

  Created by: Sam13 on Aug 19, 2016 05:56AM

  Latest post: Aug 22, 2016 06:09AM by Luckynumber47

• Waiting Room horrible

  4 Posts 93 Views

  Created by: melynn44 on Aug 12, 2016 03:02AM

  Latest post: Aug 15, 2016 10:48AM by keepthefaith

• My beautiful sister in law passed away

  3 Posts 125 Views

  Created by: cazza40 on Aug 1, 2016 06:26PM

  Latest post: Aug 2, 2016 07:57AM by edwards750

• My Mom Has Just Been Diagnosed

  3 Posts 85 Views

  Created by: lilafowler on Jul 30, 2016 10:32PM

  Latest post: Jul 31, 2016 02:19AM by TarheelMichelle