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I need and appreciate having this support site.
Hi friends,
I'm 41 years old and five years into my journey with metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
My husband and I are new to the Jacksonville area and he is in need of some social support / group talk therapy.
I'm trying to find a support group --ideally one that meets in person -- for spouses/caregivers with loved ones who have MBC or advanced cancer of any kind.
Any thoughts/suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
about a year ago I had a baseball size meningioma removed from my brain. Unfortunately, it turned out to be Grade 3 malignant, which is very rare. Now I'm on every 4 months MRI to watch for recurrence. I just had MRI and am waiting to see results next week. I'm considering what I will do if there is regrowth. The original tumor was found when my husband forced me to go to the ER, where they discovered it on an MRI. The NS said it needed to come out right away, and it did, 4 days later. Then 6 weeks of daily radiation treatment. So my husband is very proud of having "saved my life". The problem is, I haven't done or experienced anything in the last year that I would have missed if I had died. I have no children or other family except my husband, who is toxic to be around all day. I don't like my life the way it is, and if this MRI isn't good, I may decide to refuse more surgery and let it take its course. My tumor is so rare that there is no information on survival rates, how long that takes, and what that time would look like. I guess I need to find a counselor I could talk to
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