husbands, spouses, mates and partners

apple

Lately I have been seeing a lot of threads started by husbands seeking support and info..  I know there is a subforum for partners and family members... way at the bottom.  I suggest moving it up the list so it could be easier to find for the guys especially.  Maybe retitling it HUSBANDS so they can see it (you know how guys are.. and big hugs to all of them).

 if you could place a HUSBANDS - supporting partners forum where about 8 slots down from the top, they might see it.  There are many guys who seek info, are wallow in despair and terror, who really need each other and can't quite seem to connect even tho there is a forum for them.. down there.

While I'm at it, I can't tell you how often the alternative forum catches my eye and the subtitles dissing the medical professionals.. It's one big advertisement sometimes.  I've compiled a list of all the negative comments but won't share it.. it's all there.  You can read it for yourself in every other post.   

They get a lot of flack (the alternative girls) and it might be helpful to them if their forum was not so prominently situated.  (I guess it is not easy to hide my true sentiments but that this is a diplomatic way to say that.  i know this is not a democracy and there is pressure from those subforum gals for 'equal' representation.). 

I think the newly diagnosed are particularly vulnerable to anything that might allay their fears, helpful or not.  Absolutely NO ONE wants to do chemo or cancer treatment and offering an alternative to what can be saving intervention is ok and responsible but we know that delay is harmful in treatment for many cancers... and well, I wish it wouldn't just pop up on the screen constantly every time i came here, either in the active topics or the index.

Thanks for all you do, mods.. you are really responsive and helpful.  I like the personal touches, and am fully supportive of your decisions.

Moderators

Apple, thank you for the suggestion about the making the Forum for Caregivers, Family, Friends and Supporters easier for husbands and others to find on the boards. As a start, we've shifted the Forum to the top of that category, and we'll look at how else we can make it accessible to members.

We're also working with the tech team on upgrades to the boards that would, among other things, make it possible for members to block seeing whole forums, so that should help with your second point.

Judith and the Mods