Dealing with Stuff
When cancer cannot be cured
Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, no matter how good the treatment is, cancer cannot be cured.
Fact sheets
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Planning your funeral
Thinking about your own funeral will no doubt be a really tough thing to do. -
If your cancer cannot be cured
Being told that your cancer cannot be cured and that you will die from the disease is probably the hardest thing you and your family will have to deal with. This is brutal, unfair and sucks big time. -
If your parent's cancer cannot be cured
Sometimes it doesn’t matter how hard your parent has fought, how positive you all have been or how many different treatments the doctors tried, some people cannot be cured of cancer. -
If your sibling's cancer cannot be cured
Sometimes it doesn’t matter how hard your brother or sister has fought, how positive you all have been or how many different treatments the doctors tried, some people cannot be cured of cancer. -
Making treatment choices
In the advanced stages of cancer, there are many (often difficult) decisions that need to be made about treatment. -
Palliative Care for you
This is the holistic care (everything, not just physical) of someone whose cancer cannot be cured -
Palliative Care for your parent
This is the holistic care (everything, not just physical) of someone whose cancer cannot be cured. -
Palliative Care for your sibling
This is the holistic care (everything, not just physical) of someone whose cancer cannot be cured. -
Physical Changes when someone is dying
These are some of the common physical features when someone is at the end stage of life. -
Preparing for your parent's funeral
Preparing for and attending the funeral of your mum or dad can be a really emotional time. -
Preparing for your sibling's funeral
Preparing for and attending the funeral of your brother or sister can be a really emotional time. -
Talking about dying
Sometimes your parent might not want to talk to you about what is happening. This can be really hard to deal with as you might feel excluded. -
The dying process
The experience of dying is different for everyone. What actually happens in the final stages will depend on many factors but there are certain things that are common features during this stage (often called the terminal or palliative phase). -
What happens at a funeral?
Preparing for and attending the funeral of someone you love can be a really emotional and difficult experience. -
When someone dies
What happens in the moments, hours and days after someone dies? -
Wills
A will is a legal document that names the people who will receive your possessions after you die. If you are under 18 you cannot make a will, unless you are married.
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