Hi Matthew, I'm Amy,25, and live in england. Lots of people in my family have had cancer, my sister. mum, uncle and aunt, we have been very lucky although sadly my aunt passed away, we are blessed to have the rest of the family still with us. I was 7 when my uncle got cancer and 8 when my sister first got ill. It was a really difficult time, it sounds like your sister did a really good thing, its very good to let your emotions out and the desert sounds like the ideal place to do it! I remember being very hurt and angry when it happened, school was difficult because nobody there understood what I was going through, I was lucky that another auntie (like your sister) was there for me to vent and let of steam. Its really hard but try to find something to be positive about thats just yours, i played the drums a lot!, spent time with friends, watched tv there were some times when I was on my own, and I was lonely. If I was in the house on my own, I would turn a light on in every room, and every TV in the house on so when I walked into the room I didn't feel so bad. hope this helps.
hi im matthew age 13 im new to the board and my family found out my dad had esophagial cancer which we though was ok but then he got the test results back and it turns out it is stage 4 so he flew to texas a day or two ago for the best treatment in the country and when i first found out i went to my room and locked myself away from the world and just cried i did this for the first half week then my older sister took me out to the desert where no one was and let me scream and cry i do this every week or so it makes me feel better but im scared of what will happen to my dad because hes always been there for me
