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DD, Aged 17

When people would talk they didn't know what to say which was understandable. more...

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DD, Aged 17
When people would talk they didn't know what to say which was understandable. more...
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Mimi - 15 years old
I lost myself doing stupid things, angry and sad and depressed at everything. I ended up failing my classes, not caring about school, and getting into fights. more...
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Chelsea - 14 years old
I stuck my head round the door in the room mum was in, and she looked really ill. I couldn't understand what was happening - one minute my mum was fine and the next she was ill. more...
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Clair - aged 14
Something I wish is I could just have one more day with my dad! - to tell him how much I love him and how sorry I am for all the bad things I have said and done to him! more...
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Nicole - 17 years old
This time the doctors are unable to operate. He has already had 6 sessions of chemo and is having another 6 sessions. I cannot help feeling I may lose him. more...
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Rirrif - 15 years old
I have been staying with my dad because my mom doesn't want me around when she is sick, which is all the time. My dad works at night so I spend a lot of time alone since I'm not with my mom. I'm afraid she is going to die and I'll blame myself for not being there more. more...
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HT - 13 years old
She has been so strong about this and is keen to put it all behind her. more...

Sad

It is natural to feel sad if someone you love has cancer. When it is your parent, it affects you in so many ways and you may have a mixture of emotions.

The stories in this section relate to feeling sad but they may also relate to many other emotions. Because the stories are real and written by riprap users they reflect the situation of that person at the time when writing the story. You may find the same story in another emotion section if we feel that it is relevant there as well.

If You are feeling sad, you may find comfort in reading stories in this section to help you feeling less alone. However, you should maybe read stories in other sections as well so that you don’t increase your sense of sadness by only reading stories that relate to that feeling. Remember that young people often write their story when feeling down. Because this section relates to being sad, many of the stories here are written by teenagers whose parents have died. This may be helpful to some of you but not to others, so think about that before reading the stories.