How do you cope with cancer when you feel completely alone?

God is listening and waiting for you to take him into your life. I have been duking it out with stage 4 cancer for going on 3yrs now. It can be a roller-coaster ride from hell at times. Sorry to read you have no one to talk to, it is important to get your feeling out there. I can listen but I strongly recommend you talk with a local pastor as well. My wife and I have been married 40 yrs this December 6th. I was able to retire early then my cancer was found by accident stage 4. I was like WTF so my motto is. You found it by accident, so I will beat it on purpose. Remember you are never alone, God is always with you, you just have to ask him to come in to your heart. God bless and I'm a listener as well. Have yourself a Magnificent Monday.

Emily why are you working if it's causing so much damage to your physical self!!?? I have very few friends. Not really close to many family members and everyone lives... Everywhere! And I told my siblings and my mom and then everyone told others behind my back and I feel like people don't care when I'm healthy, why do they need to know when I'm sick and what I'm going through! Someone who was a very close friend, like 30 texts a day, basically got "too busy" when I told her I had cancer. I hear from her once every couple of weeks now. Just a few texts back and forth. Another friend who I used to be close to, takes only a few days to respond now. I don't see anyone anymore. My ex "wants to help me out" but then seems to want to exploit my vulnerability and I don't know if that pisses me off more than it disgusts me. I'm a member of an in person parent support group and that helps a bit. But it's really hard to be sick and have none of your people around. I don't know. I think I need to build new relationships with people who can understand, but I feel lost too. So you're not entirely alone in this.

Jack.... I am very close with God. I don't need a pastor because my relationship with him is deeper then most people can imagine. It's more then letting him into your heart the heart can be deceitful let him in your soul your mind let him lead you it's more then a pastors opinion can offer.

How will I live? Lol if I don't work ??? Seriously no friend or family it's just me fighting to see my kids one last time? There is no other option

Pray , fillow your Tx , have some people you talk to, they don’t need to know all about your diagnosis. God is good . You can do it . We can do it . Be strong and talk to God . Tell God what you want . Be strong , you can do it . I go to work, I laugh , I talk to some friend who do t know much about my diagnosis.i listen to Pratt. I talk to God , I talk to God everyday. Stress is the worst diagnosis, not what you have . . Please you should be strong for your kids .

ive learned the hard way that alone does not have to feel like lonliness, rejection does not have to be taken negative we are all different types of personalities some dont click and thats ok theres others you will click with. Just do the best you can with what your working with today and you have all the answers inside no need to look else were much xo

Im so sorry. I also have no friends or family to talk yo.

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