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Caregivers
Archives for September 2009
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Any Advice?
I am looking for any advice I can get. My brother's wife was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer in June. Fortunately they caught it quickly and she is doing fantastic. She is amazing and has truly been an inspiration. Only 2 more chemo treatments left! My brother on the other hand is not doing so well. He has become so…
New here too. How does one deal with everything? Venting again.
I just don't know where to begin. The kids are finally gone and I have my house back. Dale has been having trouble breathing and after they left he expressed his how he feels. He called the ENT a got a prescription for prednisone . Now that's some scary stuff. Seems to be helping. The ENT wants to see him today. We live 2…
I am so upset , im just sitting here crying
I DO MY BEST TO TAKE CARE OF JACK, AND I ONLY CAME TO THIS SITE TO GET SOME SUPPORT AND MAYBE SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT I AM DEALING WIHT BUT AFTER GETTING A RESPOND POST FROM THIS GUY ( SOCCERFREAK / JOE ) HE PRETTY MUCH SAID I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE HELL I WAS DOING , BETWEEN THE FEEDING AND JACK'S PAIN MEDICATION, WHO…
oral cancer
My husband has cancer at the base of the left side of his tongue and 1 lymph node is affected. He is in the 4th week of radiation plus erbitus once weekly. He is doing well considering.He continues to drink water, but for nutrition is doing Boost thru his feeding tube. His pain medication is Vicadin. He seems to be a…
back from the doctors
Well his sister went to the doctors with us today, and Jack lost 6 more pounds and she just looked at me like it was my fault, The doctors at the hospital was the one who told me that since Jack is on antibotics do not give him his protein power because it has an affect on the antibotic, so I dam if I do and I dam if I…
caregivers need to help & support each other...
Cancer is a horrible way for anyone to live and to live with it, it's so easy to fall into that rut, of doing it all, taking care of your spouse, significant others, fathers mothers, a child, friends, and the list goes on.. I have been living with cancer for 11 months now, my fiance, who was d/x last Aug 1st 2008 with…
he gets mad if I control his meds, please help
Not sure how to deal with Jack when he takes to much of his pain medication, he sometimes gets so sedated, i worry that he is going to OD, I sit up all night just to make sure he is breathing, Im not sure if he takes it to make the physical pain to go away or the emotional pain, I feel at a lost. I would swear if it was…