i found out on Friday that my 8 year old son has a Neuroblastoma
My head is all over the place but I'm trying to stay strong for my wife my son and 2 daughters my emotions are all over the place how do I cope any advice would be great thankyou
I am so sorry Marlin. I can totally understand why your head is all over the place! If you type in your sons cancer-type in the search forum section on the purple strip at the top of the page, you will hopefully see posts from other members in a similar situation who you can talk to. It would also be a good idea to ring the nurses here on the site as they are wonderfully helpful and supportive and may be able to give you other sources of help. Their freephone number is shown at the bottom of this page and they are available Monday to Friday during office hours.
The McMillan nurses based at your local hospital are also brilliant with practical and emotional support.
I hope your son's treatment goes well and wish you all strength to get through the coming months. Once a treatment plan is in place, it is strange but somehow the turmoil seems to calm a little. Please let us know how you are all doing and feel free to have a rant here amongst others who understand whenever needed. Much love and I hope you find the support you need x
I'm so sorry this is happening to you all. My daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia a week before her third birthday on the 28th January.
I think at this stage it is just the shock and absolute disbelief that this happening.
I suppose I would just have three suggestions that helped me.
Ask as many questions as many times as you want and need.
Don't try and be strong for everyone all the time. In the first couple of weeks I had my daily (more sometimes) ritual of going for a walk on my own.......just for a cry.
Take breaks (all of you!) when you can. It's a tough journey and you all need to keep yourselves well and strong for your little boy.
Our 2 year old daughter was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago with neuroblastoma stage 4 high risk . The devisation is unbearable. It would be good to speak to other parents in the same situation. I hope your son's treatment is going and he is as well as he can be at this point.
