Your doctor may have explained to you that although you have a primary cancer, which hasn’t spread to any other parts of your body, it unfortunately cannot be cured (for example, a malignant brain tumour). We can support you to process the emotional and psychological impact of your diagnosis.
If you have received a secondary cancer diagnosis you can find more support by clicking here.
We can also...
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support while you are making decisions on future treatment (including no further treatment)
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signposting to practical and financial suggestions to help you live the best possible life with your cancer diagnosis
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access to a private peer support forum for mums or birthing parents with incurable primary or secondary cancer
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memory making support: inc. ideas and planning, and a memory box and/or online memory space
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referrals and signposting to additional sources of support
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articles and advice specifically related to incurable cancer in our Support Library.
Please note: we are not a counselling service or a crisis support service.
Living With Incurable Cancer
Your medical team will discuss with you what treatment options could be available. Treatment, in this case, aims to control and prevent further growth or spread of an incurable cancer and also to help manage symptoms.
4 Star Mummies
Alongside our main peer support forum, we also host an additional private forum for mums and birthing parents who have a primary or secondary incurable cancer diagnosis.
This forum provides the space to share and connect with people in a similar situation to yourself.
You are welcome to access either or both of our peer support forums, if your diagnosis is secondary and/or incurable.
Memory Making
Memory making is a lovely thing to do, especially when you have a young family. Following an incurable diagnosis, you may wish to focus more on this. The right time to do so will be different for everyone and it's important to note that memory making, whilst joyful, can bring up a range of emotions.
Your Information & Support Worker can help you explore memory making. They can discuss and help you to plan memory making activities, including accessing funding to support this.
They can also send you a physical or online memory space which you can fill with items to build a special keepsake of memories with your family and loved ones.
#CPAW2021 - 'When Cancer Cannot Be Cured'
For Cancer and Pregnancy Awareness Week 2021 we focused exclusively on the lived experience of secondary cancer as shared with us by the mums, parents and families we support.
The week's content covered topics such as:
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Language.
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Loss and change.
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The importance of connection.
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Supporting someone living with incurable cancer.
