ADVICE AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Hi everyone, I'm new to this so I hope everyone is ok.  I'm just 50 years old and the youngest of 10.  In 2016 I lost my then 55 year old brother to breast cancer.  In 2019 I lost my then 54 year old sister to kidney cancer.  In 2020 my then 75 year old brother lost his eye to eye cancer.  In June 2021 I lost my then 74 year old sister to pancreatic cancer.  In February 22 I lost my brother who previously had the eye cancer.  Just yesterday I had the news that my 70 year old brother has lung cancer.  I really wanted to know if there are and groups or someone I can talk to regards my daily fear of this god awful disease because it's literally running my life and I don't want it too.  I hope it's ok to post this, I just don't quite know how to deal with this anymore right now x

  • Hi there ... and welcome to our little chat room ...

    I can so empathise with your loss ... I lost cousin to lung cancer about 4 years ago, then a niece to cystic fibrosis... then my sister to dementure ... 2 cousins to covid .. my 18 year old granddaughter to acute myeloid leukaemia ... and 2 days ago another amazing caring niece to lung cancer ... as well as myself having breast cancer and masectomy 5 years ago ...

    All I can say, is don't live everyday thinking " what if" life is what it is ... no rhyme or reason with cancer or all the other things that sadly take us ... sinse my diagnosis I've tried to make memories every day ... and no one is promised tomorrow so try and live in the day ... don't look ahead ... life is too short ... I could have lived scared of cancer returning and panicked every day .. or just know to hold on to those we love while we have them ... I wake up every morning and if I look out to the sunshine say " yep I've got another day ..

    So try to take every day as a bonus and like all those I've lost they all were thinking the same ... sending a vertual hug....  Chrissie x