My son is approaching the end of chemotherapy. He is 18. How can I help him transition to life as an adult ?

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Well being there for him is the best thing. Once he feels stronger he'll want to go out and do more things, try to be a "normal" teenager (if there is such a thing). It will probably be hard to let him go off on his own after caring for him for so long. Try to be supportive and let him go and do things on his own. He'll find a nich to step into with friends. Maybe help him get a part time job, so he'll have extra $ and meet new people :)

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You are a caring mother! I admire you both and wish you the best!

u can teach him the way thats about it dont push when hes ready youll know!

give him money and tell him to whoop it up for a while before going to college or work, many kids his age dont get a second chance with chemo. your very lucky

i am 19 and i ended at 18 as well. i congradulate u both emmensly! i know how hard it can be for both of u!
i dont know your son, but im sure hes eager to move on with his life. the doctors will probably give u some guide lines that will effect his life after cancer (ex-i cant lift anything over 60lbs forever). u might even still need to take a few precautionary pills at first (ex-bactrium just until everythings normal again). for the most part, he and his friends will transition back into life. be there to talk to him when he wants to talk. thigs r differnet now for him and u. it may be odd at first, but once he catches up with everything thats been going on and feels like a real teenager again instead of a cancer patient, he'll be happy. also, if hes too tired or if hes just not ready to do EVERYTHING yet, make sure he knows he can use u as an out. Me and my mom have a great bond now that we did cancer together. if theres too much going on or something i dont wanna do, i just tell my friends that "mom said no, shes so annoying!" haha works everytime. for the most part though, llife will go back to normal (well as normal as it can be haha)

congradulations again!

Congrats to your son!
I was older with cancer, 30 and 31, now 3 yrs out!!
You are a wonderful caring mother. Just be there for him. I know at my drs office there was a psychiatrist there to help out just the cancer patients. It might be a good idea to see about that too.
Good luck to him and you
God Bless

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