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all alone what do I do

tismeSenior Contributor28 Jan 2019, 9:47 pm AEDT

all alone what do I do

my anxiety is through the roof, my depression is through the floor. diagnosed with 3 forms of arthritis, having trouble with the new hearing aids ( both ears ) having just been diagnosed with moderate to severe hearling loss. and i find out I have a lump. will find out what it is on Wednesday. to get there I have to catch a cab to the station a bus to Nambour, and back again , so apart from the cost that I cant afford, the trip will result in agony for me ( arthriits and spine issues. cant get transport help What then ?? I cant get to treatment if its cancer. what happens to my autistic daughter?? we have no family , friends I thought we had we dont. the neighbours are not firendly I worry about leaving daughter alone I cant take any more. Do i have to do something drastic ?? is that my only choice?/ Im really at my wits end

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AloneSenior Contributor28 Jan 2019, 10:41 pm AEDT

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Hey Tisme,

I had breast cancer a few years ago. I had the same worry about transport for treatment and a social worker at the hospital said that if we need treatment, they will make sure that we can get there. Talk to your doctor or a social worker and they'll help you work out whats best for you.

Remember, not all lumps are automatically cancer. It could be a cyst or non malignant lump. Even if it is cancer, treatment has come a long long way in the past 20 years and isnt always done completely in a hospital setting.

Hang in there and try not to get ahead of yourself. Its all very worrying until you get some answers.

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tismeSenior Contributor29 Jan 2019, 10:03 am AEDT

Re: all alone what do I do

how do I get a social worker ?? ,im so tired of things going wrong it seems like one disaster after another,

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AloneSenior Contributor29 Jan 2019, 6:02 pm AEDT

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I'd ask your doctor. I had a nurse put me onto one when I was diagnosed with cancer. She found all sorts of help for me, that I couldn't get previously.

Sadly, I found that being diagnosed with cancer opened doors to get help for me, where previously I had been asking for years and with "only" a mental illness they didnt want to help. The difference was incredible!

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