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Caregivers
Archives for September 2006
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…