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Caregivers
Archives for February 2003
Discussion List
Am I alone?
I lost my mother 21 years ago this year, but it still feels like yesterday. I realize that this may not be the right forum to ask this question, but will I ever stop being frightened of dying of cancer? I have had my own scare when they found a lump in my breast that turned out to be begnign and something they said I…
No energy. How do I go on?
My husband died of cancer January 18, 2003. My only child, 26 years old, son has leukemia. I am 47 with colon cancer. I had sugery last March with follow-up chemo therapy. I was coping pretty well until the death of my only support, my husband. He was diagnosed just a couple of months ago with prostate cancer but it had…
I want to help eliminate Cancer
I am looking for people in the Los Angeles area interested in supporting ACS in a Relay for Life event. I am a recent survivor looking for others to join me in the fight.
Caregiver perspective
I'm brand new to chat rooms. I also am a Christian and strongly believe in prayer. My wife has nsc adenocarcinoma. They have removed her upper left lung and a lymph node on the aorto pulmonary artery and treated her with chemo. She started radiation on a second lymph node last week. She does not want to go to any support…
Stress
Hi,I am really feeling a lot of stress as I help my husband. I was wondering if anyone has any special suggestions as to how to control stress while all this is going on. Thank you. swantia
After treatment woes
My mother has completed her chemotherapy, but remains completely paralyzed in the sense that she is now hypochondrical. I'm not sure what to do because it seems that everyday she thinks she has another disease: diabetes, heart disease, etc. Has anyone dealt with this and helped their parent overcome this?