Im 18 years old and i hust graduated from highschool. My father whom is my whole world....he rasied me and ive always been there for him as well. he has dieabetes and really bad heart problems. Today i got the call from my father and he informed me he had luekemia. i love this man so much he means everything to me i really need help going through this because i know i have to be strong for him but its really hard. if any one can give me any ideas or knows of a support group for family member of cancer patients please let me know
God Bless and Semper Fi
Nikki
2006-07-24 09:01:22 · 10 answers · asked by lifeis4eva_420 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
http://leukemia.acor.org/support.html
Try that website! I really hope it helps. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
2006-07-24 09:06:05 · answer #1 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the Hospice Organization in you area...they offer support groups for family and friends. I don't believe there is a charge. My thoughts and prays are with you...I know what you are going thru, my dad is terminal with pancreatic cancer he was given 6 months in Feb. 06, he is still with us but everyday is a struggle. Take care and God Bless you and your family.
2006-07-25 02:18:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nikkiikki
im so sorry that your dad is not well ...though please have faith in the treatments that are available for your dad....my brother has diabetes and heart problems also...he has been treated for several years now though he does not have leukemia my mother did ...I'm also a cancer survivor ...there is excellent oncologists are the outcome is good...support your dad as best as you can and try not to be down laugh with him even though you want to cry be there for him tell him how much you love him and that you are scared be honest we don't like pretending or people that pity us we are strong ..he will be fine with a good support system that first starts with family faith and doctors...trust this ...god bless you please keep me updated my name is Kathy my email is: angysan3@netzero.com............
2006-07-24 20:34:01 · answer #3 · answered by kathy s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quote you...."I really need help going through this..."
In other words you have accepted his condition as terminal.
Has he? Can I get you, or both of you, to back off from that thinking?
I know things are down to the nitty gritty; but nothing is certain, not even a doctors pronouncement, until God brings the curtain down. It is what God says that counts. Let God be true and every man a liar.
So consider the situation serious, but do not give up hope; for hope is the essential activity of God in all men until the end of time.
There is an old song which says: "I must go and stand my trial. I've got to stand it by myself. Nobody else can stand it for me. I've got to stand it by myself." This is true. None of us can face death for another; but that is why God stepped out of heaven and stood it for us. He not only stood for death in our place but stood for all our sickness and sin with His blood.
I cannot point you to a support group, unless it be a group of Christians full of faith. Even these are hard to find.as faith is almost lost in this world. Yet, there remains to this hour, a living God who stays closer than a brother and abides with healing in His wings.
I will keep your dad and you in my prayers. I will cry out to God for you; for while there is life there is hope.
You also should literally cry out to God. You love your dad and Gods Word tells us that "faith works by love." God gave that man to be your dad and gave you to be his daughter. God set it in your heart to seek help and set it in my heart to answer and nothing in this world happens by chance.
I am praying for your dad to be completely healed and that you both might have a full revelation of what the Lord Jesus Christ is doing in these final hours.
I had rather you cried alone before God for what is on your heart than to see you in a "support" group commiserating over what you think is going to happen. Spend that time with your dad or in prayer as best you know how. Then maybe, down the road some day, you can join a support group with a little song that nobody else can sing.
2006-07-24 17:35:35 · answer #4 · answered by Tommy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dear nikki ;
i am ill with cancer, 52 year old female,I live with my disabled daughter who is the joy of my life. when i found out that i had bone cancer, i contacted the american cancer society, they are a fantastic support group, and they can offer alot for what you are going through, your local chapter should be in the phone book. good luck to you and your dad!
2006-07-24 16:09:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow what a lot to be going thru, you end your ques with god bless ,, so you r already on the right path , cause your emotional pain can and will be soothed by him
ALL THE BEST <
2006-07-24 16:07:39 · answer #6 · answered by miguel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Nikki.... it will be okay. That's a very treatable form of cancer.
For information and support groups, click here.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/support
God Bless
2006-07-24 16:06:25 · answer #7 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your father to take a look at glyconutrients. Print off some information on my page and testimonials on my blog roll to give him.
2006-07-24 17:35:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow ,What a shock for you. Check at the hospital they have or know about a support group that can help you.
2006-07-24 16:06:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
contact the american cancer society. good luck.
2006-07-27 10:02:33 · answer #10 · answered by turtles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋