| This section has a list of many of the tasks that you will need to do sometime during your cancer experience. Please do not think you have to do all these tasks yourself...
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| Help your friend or loved one with treatment schedules, transportation, child care, and record-keeping.
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| You want to be there for them, but you're not sure what to do. Read about what you can do to provide comfort and encouragement.
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| Learn how to communicate with health care professionals on behalf of the patient. Help them find second opinions and research treatment options.
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| Get involved. Find and participate in fundraising programs, help create awareness, or write your legislator or local newspaper.
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| Even though her prognosis (outcome for recovery) is good, Kerry is completely shaken by the diagnosis. For the first time in her life, she thinks about not being there for her girls as they grow up...
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| Even though Malcolm doesn't like to talk about his cancer, he feels like Louise is there for him if he is lonely or discouraged. Louise is Malcolm's emotional supporter...
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| Just weeks ago, Helen learned that cancer had recurred in her brain. Sally went through the original illness with Helen, providing comfort, support and practical help. Now, they are in the same old positions again...
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| When Lizzie was in the hospital, she met a girl her age who was going through the same treatment. The two became fast friends, and spent as much time together as they could in the hospital...
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| When Vic began complaining of mild abdominal pain nine months ago, no one seemed to take his complaints seriously. Audrey insisted on a medical work-up. The work-up revealed the extensive cancer...
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