Young adults who have a parent with cancer!

Hi all, 

Looking to talk to other young adults whose got a parent with cancer. Sometimes it can be very comforting to speak to others who are going through the same sort of thing and hopefully support one another. 

A little bit about me... I am 27 years old, April 2015 my Dad was diagnosed with stage 4 incurable bowel cancer which has spread to his lungs and liver. They offered him palliative chemotherapy. But unfortunately he's only had a couple of handfuls of chemo since last year. He's currently doing really well though and is due to receive his next lot of CT results in less than 3 weeks time. It's been extremely tough, heartbreaking, a lot of anger too but somehow we are coping as a family. Sometimes it is hard when those around me don't quite understand how it feels and that just because he's OK at the moment it doesn't mean everything's sorted. 

Hope to hear from someone soon who can relate x 

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  • Hi all, 

    My name's Lena and I'm 17 years old. I'm not really sure if I count as a young adult but I definitely don't feel like a normal teenager. 

    My dad has been unable to digest anything for the last two months and we found out last night he has bladder cancer that has spread to his bowel, pancreas, kidneys and just basically most of his digestive system. It's inoperable, he's too malnourished to have chemo so right now we're just looking at getting him to stage where he's able to eat. And then hopefully just palliative care and making him comfortable.

    I'm the oldest of three siblings (13 & 4) and I have absolutely no clue how to get through the coming weeks/months let alone how I'm going to survive my dads death. 
     

    If anybody has any recommendations/ideas for things to do with someone you don't have a lot of time left, please let me know. 
     

    All my love and support to you guys going through this horrible experience. 

    Lena x

  • Hi Lena,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I've just seen your post and wanted to say I'm very sorry to read about your dad. I'm glad you've found this forum and I hope it helps for some support and a safe space to talk to others who understand.

    The thread you've posted on here is a bit of an old one, so if you don't get replies you can always post again under a new thread to hopefully get more replies.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Hi Lena,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I've just seen your post and wanted to say I'm very sorry to read about your dad. I'm glad you've found this forum and I hope it helps for some support and a safe space to talk to others who understand.

    The thread you've posted on here is a bit of an old one, so if you don't get replies you can always post again under a new thread to hopefully get more replies.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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