Caregivers
Discussion List
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new member
Hi, I am so glad to find a support group. My father was just diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer. I am taking the news of this very hard as he was a very active 86 year old and has never had even minor health problems. My parents have been married for 65 years and are devoted to one in other which makes…
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Colorectal Caregiver
Hi, I am looking for someone who is going thru the same thing as myself... I don't know if caregivers are afraid to post here or what, but I sure there are more than just myself going thru this hell. I would be interested in listening and sharing. I have some very caring friends, but I find it hard to discuss something's…
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A Mother is as a Mother does
I read so many daughters posting, how their mother breast cancer brought them together, or their mother is their best friend, or this, or that, or the other thing and I just feel like a complete alien. My mother was never my ally. She was physically and mentally abusive to me as a child. Neglect was her special form of…
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Colon Cancer
I would like to introduce myself as Nicolate. My mother was diagnosed with colon cancer Feb 2006. A large tumor was removed with 2 nodes involved. She decided no chemo. Her Stage is IIIB. Her CEA level went from 3 in March to 32 now. As her only living relative I am frightend by what to expect. The docs seem unable or…
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Caregivers organizational tool
When my husband was diagnosed with Cancer I had issues with all the paperwork involved with being his caregiver. Through trial and error I came up with a system that helped me organize paperwork regarding test results, second opinions, insurance issues, doctor bills, Chemotherapy treatments, etc. I purchased a binder and…
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Introducing myself..newbie
First I want to say how glad I was to find this site. My husband of 34 yrs has recently been diaganoised with adenacarcinoma non-small cell lung cancer about 6 weeks ago. We are about through the testing stage now, and facing surgery next week. He had had NO symptoms, and it was caught on a routine work physical xray. It…