Impact of Cancer on relatives

Hi I'm Julie. I lost 4 members of my family to Cancer in an 8 month period...uncle, aunt, grandmother & mother in 2013. 2 years later my 73 year old father took his own life, and in the same year my marriage ended as my husband became an alcoholic. I suppose the purpose of this post is to let others that have lost loved ones know that there is life after Cancer. I have spent my career working in the homeless sector and have never thought of running my own business. After experiencing the above, I resigned from my job and had a year off. I am now in the process of setting up my own property business. It has taken me some time to gain the strength needed to do this, I still have days when I struggle/grieve but I am determined to achieve my goals. It would be great to hear from others that have found the strength to come out the other end.

 

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    Hi Julie,

    I see that this is your first post on our forum, so a very warm welcome to Cancer Chat. I am so sorry to hear about your many losses to cancer and, also to hear of your father’s drastic end. It is so heartening to hear that you have found the strength to set up your own business, despite all these losses and having dealt with your marriage break up too.

    I am sure that your message that there is life after cancer will give many of our cyber friends on this site hope. In the early days after losing a loved one, it is hard to believe that there will ever be joy in their lives again, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

    I wish you every success with your property business.

    Please keep in contact and let us know how you get on.

    Kind regards,
    Jolamine xx