Living with Cancer - For Families, Carers & Friends

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#3300CC" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="home.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DSTW Homepage"><U><IMG SRC="11b5e1b0.gif" border=0 width="94" height="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B><table border='0' cellspacing='2' cellpadding='2'><tr><td align="center"></td><td align='center'><a href='http://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/53149936/?cmd=file&file=visitorWantsToChat&site=53149936&byhref=1' target='chat53149936' onClick="javascript:window.open('http://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/53149936/?cmd=file&file=visitorWantsToChat&site=53149936&referrer='+escape(document.location),'chat53149936','width=472,height=320');return false;" ><img src='http://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/53149936/?cmd=repstate&site=53149936&&ver=1&category=en;woman;4' name='hcIcon' width=160 height=65 border=0></a></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td align='center'><a href='http://www.liveperson.com' style='text-decoration:none'><font face='Arial' size='-2' color='#333333'><span style='font-size: 10px; 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But they often feel uncertain about what to do, or feel they are not helping enough. There is much you can do, but no magic formula for what it should be.</div> <bR> <div> Everyone has different skills and capabilities. <A HREF="id162.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Listening and understanding"><U><U>Listening</U></U></A>, helping with <A HREF="id163.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Giving Practical Help"><U><U>practical tasks</U></U></A> and finding out information can all be very valuable. But it is important not to try and do everything: you need to <A HREF="id164.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking After Yourself"><U><U>look after yourself</U></U></A> too, so that you can be there when you're needed. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>INFORMATION FOR:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id162.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Listening and understanding"><U>Listening and Understanding</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id163.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Giving Practical Help"><U>Giving Practical Help</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id164.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking After Yourself"><U>Looking After Yourself</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Disclaimer</B></div> <div> All content within DSTW is provided for general information only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor or any other health care professional. 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