Coping With End-Stage Cancer

What should I expect to feel when I lose a loved one?

I think you would expect a huge hole in your heart, loneliness and sadness when you lose a loved one to cancer, and I would say you have to experience that. There is no shortcut through it. You have to go through these feelings when you lose someone to cancer, but to realize that you are still alive and there are still things for you to do and relationships for you to have and a life to be lived is also important when you lose someone to cancer.

Are there support groups for people who have lost someone to cancer?

There are support groups for people who have lost someone to cancer - there are grieving and bereavement groups and I would think that you could find them through your church or synagogue or online. Or different communities offer different groups of support for people who have lost someone to cancer. And I would think that that would be a good thing to do so that you are able to verbalize what you are going through.

How long does the grieving process typically take?

I think the grieving process is individual. Each person deals with the grieving process in their own way and I think in some people, I think that, that person is never replaced in your life but you have to go on.