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Caring for someone with cancer support in Australia

For partners, parents, children and friends holding someone through cancer. Talk with people in Australia who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.

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Help for caring for someone with cancer in Australia

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Cooper Counselling

Practical help for people dealing with ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions and chronic pain, plus a weekly drop-in.

Tue to Sat, 10 to 6

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Easy Ride Patient Transport, Brisbane

We help people with caring for someone with cancer and diabetes, in person in Brisbane and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Evenings and weekends

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The Lantern Trust, Parramatta

Run by people who have been through caring for someone with cancer and long covid themselves.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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Townsville Talking Therapies

We help people with chronic illness and organ transplant, in person in Townsville and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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Launceston Grief Counselling

We help people with chronic pain and rare disease, in person in Launceston and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Adelaide Home Help

A small team supporting adjusting to a disability and living with cancer. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Hands Together Alice

We help people with caring for someone with dementia and heart conditions, in person in Alice Springs and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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Northside Debt Advice, Bunbury

Practical help for people dealing with chronic illness and ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Parramatta Grief Counselling

Practical help for people dealing with stroke recovery and facing a terminal illness, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

From people who came through it

  • โ€œI was where you are in 2022. A spreadsheet of medicines and times on the fridge, every single day. Last month I had people round for dinner. The bad days get further apart. Hang on.โ€

    Pooja S ยท been through caring for someone with cancer
  • โ€œDear stranger, i was where you are eighteen months ago. For me it was driving him to radiotherapy every weekday at 8. I've started painting again. Praying for you.โ€

    Mawuli C. ยท been through caring for someone with cancer
  • โ€œDear stranger, i was where you are a year and a half ago. Learning to flush a PICC line. That was my life. I've started painting again. It comes back so slowly you don't notice until one day you do.โ€

    stone_moon96 ยท been through caring for someone with cancer
  • โ€œFor whoever is where I was: I was right where you are not that long ago, about a year. His mood swings on steroids, every single day. This morning I sang in the car. It changes. It really does. Sending love.โ€

    Senait ยท been through caring for someone with cancer

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