Family and carers

Helpful information on supporting a partner through their transplant journey.

After hearing your child needs a stem cell transplant, you might feel a range of emotions, from fear to relief.

Supporting someone through their stem cell transplant journey can be tough. They’ll need support physically, emotionally, practically and financially. So, you’ll need support too.

Sex is often a big part of our lives, whether we’re comfortable admitting it or not. It provides pleasure, releases stress, and can help to create a deeper intimacy with a partner.

Nobody expects you to deal with everything alone during recovery. On this page, we explain how you can find mental health support from people around you, as well as from charities, organisations and medical professionals.

Unfortunately, some stem cell transplants don’t work at all, or don’t work as well as they should. On this page, we explain the options available if things don’t go as planned following your stem cell transplant and recovery.

Having a stem cell transplant is an intense situation which can put a strain on your relationships with others. This page looks at relationships with partners, family, friends and anyone else close to you, exploring how they might change during your recovery.

Changes to our bodies are an important part of recovery, but the way we see these changes can mean different things to different people. On this page, we explore the idea of body image and how it might relate to your mental wellbeing.

Change in cognition (memory and concentration) is a common side effect of a stem cell transplant, but it is not widely discussed or understood.

While there’s no right or wrong way to feel during your recovery, some of us experience challenges with mental health and wellbeing. This page explores different feelings and emotions, as well as tips to help manage your mental wellbeing.