After some experience I realize a lot of people just dont know how to help or communicate.

How to support someone with metastatic breast cancer. Can help find the right people to help at home. You will need your friends and family even if it is just to go shopping with you or to a movie. Identify symptoms that can be treated by your health care team.

Assess supportive care needs at every step of the pathway and refer to appropriate health professionals or organisations. You can also attend educational conferences on breast cancer which will serve as a good starting point. The goal of empathy isnt to fix how someone is feeling or get.

Not only do they face the realities of their cancer spreading from their breasts to. Find Facebook Groups that can help offer support. Manage feelings of sadness or anxiousness.

Empathy is a powerful way to connect with them. These sessions may help. This is called respite careAvailable services will depend on location and individual circumstances.

Bring meals Babysit Help care for pets Run errands such as pick up groceries Drive to and from appointments or treatment sessions Household chores like cleaning or mowing the lawn. Stage IV or metastatic breast cancer cancer that has moved beyond the breast to other parts of the body is fundamentally different from earlier-stage breast cancer. How to cope with metastatic breast cancer Plan for the future.

Or use websites to seek knowledge such as CancerNet Living Beyond Breast Cancer Tigerlily Foundation and Metavivor. I appreciate when I havent heard from a friend in a while and they call or send a. Supporting someone with stage 4 breast cancer can sometimes be as simple as shooting off a text.