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Help with what to ask for my child

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WakeMeUpInSilence · 08/02/2026 09:41

Hi all,

I've been reading lots of posts on here in the last few weeks, have learnt lots and sending Flowers to all those going through it.

I have deliberately made the title vague and will spell out what cancer it is with other words in between, just because I'm trying to prevent it from coming up on search engines as I think this will be identifiable and I'm just not ready for that.

My late teen child has hodge random word kins random word lymph random word oma.

Diagnosed very recently and having the first meeting with oncology and haematology and just looking for advice on what I should be asking, what to expect anything really.

I am firmly in the can't believe it stage, I am better doing if that makes sense, hence why I want to be prepared. My child has a great support network, but equally is there anything else I can do or get to support them.

Apologies if any replies it may take me a little time to reply. I've got this nesting drive, I'm cleaning everything, just like I did when they were born, and figured I should take good out of a shit situation, so I'm off to scrub things.

OP posts:
24Dogcuddler · 04/04/2026 14:36

Aw crying is good. You aren’t alone but not everyone will understand. You might find that some people you thought were friends don’t know what to say and will avoid or not message. Others will step up and be there.
You are being strong for your DC but I know it’s tearing you apart. Cry when you need to it has to come out.

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