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All Topics → Forum: For Caregivers, Family, Friends and Supporters

Forum: For Caregivers, Family, Friends and Supporters

Here is a place to share your struggles on supporting and caring for a person you love, whether just diagnosed, or in end stage. It is never easy, but you are not alone.

• Helpful BCO links for Caregivers, Family & Friends

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

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

• Wife diagnosed IDC, caregiver resources???

  3 Posts 78 Views

  Created by: Help-this-hubby on Feb 22, 2015 04:17AM

  Latest post: Feb 23, 2015 11:31PM by Moderators

• Not sure how to help best friend....

  7 Posts 109 Views

  Created by: Tara123 on Dec 28, 2014 02:15AM

  Latest post: Feb 23, 2015 12:31PM by Sherrysultenfuss

• My sister just finished her treatment. Now what?

  5 Posts 81 Views

  Created by: bigbrother on Feb 20, 2015 02:37PM

  Latest post: Feb 20, 2015 05:42PM by Morwenna

• Double mastectomy- tumor results questions? What does 220 mean?

  13 Posts 191 Views

  Created by: vikkis_brother789 on Feb 19, 2015 03:10PM

  Latest post: Feb 20, 2015 01:46PM by vikkis_brother789

• Lessons Learned

  7 Posts 85 Views

  Created by: danlias on Feb 13, 2015 02:39PM

  Latest post: Feb 15, 2015 07:34AM by 208sandy

• My Mom's Cancer is now stage IV

  23 Posts 379 Views

  Created by: Little-G on Dec 8, 2014 09:39AM

  Latest post: Feb 14, 2015 10:05AM by Beachbum1023

• Mom diagnosed with Stage II IDC

  2 Posts 27 Views

  Created by: joh07369 on Jan 28, 2015 04:22PM

  Latest post: Jan 28, 2015 05:21PM by Moderators

• Wife battling depression

  13 Posts 165 Views

  Created by: concernedhubbyalan on Jan 21, 2015 08:21PM

  Latest post: Jan 22, 2015 09:14AM by concernedhubbyalan

• Waiting for surgery to end

  3 Posts 43 Views

  Created by: concernedhubbyalan on Jan 19, 2015 11:35AM

  Latest post: Jan 19, 2015 08:53PM by concernedhubbyalan

• My mom was just diagnosed...

  18 Posts 261 Views

  Created by: hopeful312 on Sep 30, 2014 01:46PM

  Latest post: Jan 18, 2015 01:37PM by Dani0709

• Wife had chemo, double mastectomy, and radiation

  10 Posts 227 Views

  Created by: LuvnNikki on Sep 2, 2014 02:04PM

  Latest post: Jan 18, 2015 03:16AM by LuvnNikki

• How do I deal with my wife's friends?

  24 Posts 631 Views

  Created by: concernedhubbyalan on Jan 5, 2015 04:01AM

  Latest post: Jan 13, 2015 01:28PM by concernedhubbyalan

• Surgery is on the 19th

  3 Posts 55 Views

  Created by: concernedhubbyalan on Jan 8, 2015 12:16PM

  Latest post: Jan 12, 2015 09:21AM by concernedhubbyalan

• So stressed out and anxious...any tips?

  7 Posts 140 Views

  Created by: cheshire84 on Jan 3, 2015 10:02AM

  Latest post: Jan 9, 2015 11:00AM by pajim

• Can't keep my mind on anything else

  23 Posts 429 Views

  Created by: concernedhubbyalan on Dec 19, 2014 12:10PM

  Latest post: Jan 1, 2015 12:25PM by concernedhubbyalan

• Does the anxiety ever get better?

  4 Posts 69 Views

  Created by: emg86 on Nov 11, 2014 05:43PM

  Latest post: Dec 30, 2014 06:28PM by Ktsmiles

• Forcing help?? Finding Balance!

  4 Posts 87 Views

  Created by: Jade645 on Dec 26, 2014 06:36PM

  Latest post: Dec 27, 2014 11:54AM by TheDivineMrsM

• Worried about my mom

  6 Posts 98 Views

  Created by: Zuha on Dec 17, 2014 03:15AM

  Latest post: Dec 20, 2014 02:31AM by tgtg

• The tables have turned

  12 Posts 273 Views

  Created by: Kathatescancer on Dec 4, 2014 12:03PM

  Latest post: Dec 17, 2014 11:00AM by RedshoesClaire

• Handling not being able to be there for support

  1 Posts 16 Views

  Created by: jdlott74 on Dec 15, 2014 05:06PM

  Latest post: Dec 15, 2014 05:06PM by jdlott74

• Mom just diagnosed.

  2 Posts 27 Views

  Created by: jdlott74 on Dec 15, 2014 03:49PM

  Latest post: Dec 15, 2014 05:01PM by Moderators

• Moms mastectomy booked

  1 Posts 5 Views

  Created by: ClareH35 on Dec 12, 2014 10:16AM

  Latest post: Dec 12, 2014 10:16AM by ClareH35

• Terrified for mom

  5 Posts 79 Views

  Created by: Bling on Nov 17, 2014 06:21PM

  Latest post: Nov 29, 2014 11:59AM by danlias

• Angry mom's cancer came back

  8 Posts 238 Views

  Created by: danlias on Nov 12, 2014 01:43AM

  Latest post: Nov 29, 2014 11:48AM by danlias

• How to handle the hair loss

  11 Posts 203 Views

  Created by: KGB1985 on Sep 8, 2014 07:33AM

  Latest post: Nov 10, 2014 11:55AM by ruthbru

• The Husbands Corner(for family, friends, boyfriends, ect.)

  43 Posts 1,269 Views

  Created by: Dedicated77 on Mar 31, 2014 09:43AM

  Latest post: Nov 6, 2014 12:55PM by Niloc

• Help Required! NEO PLASM MALIGNANT BREAST CANCER

  2 Posts 45 Views

  Created by: Annie761 on Nov 4, 2014 02:49AM

  Latest post: Nov 4, 2014 05:48AM by kayb

• Not wanting to ask questions of mom before she's ready

  3 Posts 58 Views

  Created by: Jstalter on Oct 24, 2014 04:59PM

  Latest post: Oct 24, 2014 07:04PM by exbrnxgrl

• Looking for Answers about Friend's Stage IV symptoms.

  3 Posts 109 Views

  Created by: PTDonTeamCourtney on Oct 21, 2014 04:47AM

  Latest post: Oct 24, 2014 12:56PM by PTDonTeamCourtney