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Archives for January 2010

Relays in Beecher
Hello to Everyone My name is Emma Barnes im 13 years old.I have an idea for Beecher,Illinois I just moved to Beecher in June,2009 but there is no relay for life. I got together with acouple of my friends and are hoping we could hold a relay. My friends and I have made some estimates and think the relay would be worth it.…
I'm no good at this
My boyfriend just had his first scan yesterday and his doctor emailed his results. The doc says things look good, but I am furious that he is communicating this important news via email. The email also had a couple of typos, which led to some questions about what he was telling us. I also thought I would feel more…
Caregiver-Spouse with cancer is mad at me
In October I posted the same subject; but now that my wife is at the end of her chemo I now need some caregiver support and advise. After her last chemo, she has portrayed me as "not being there" for her, being basically selfish, and delegating duties to others. She said she just wanted me to be there for her. I did go on…
Hospice reactions
On Friday the dr. will tell us that there is nothing else he can try that will work and he will suggest getting in touch with hospice. Don has fought very hard and is very tough. He has faced other health problems and always won. His positive attitude has slowly degraded as he feels worse, struggles to stop coughing, sees…
manic depression and cancer
My husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer (stage IV) more than a year ago. This diagnosis seems to have triggered manic symptoms that recurr whenever he is feeling physically good (recovered somewhat from treatment). It got to a point last year that he had to be hospitalized because he hadn't slept in several days…
No so alone
Hello everyone, it's been a long time since I've posted. My husband was diagnosed in July of 2007 and he is currently losing his battle with colon cancer. I hope it's okay to post this - it seems that everyone is so positive and I don't want to be a downer. I want to start by saying that the reason for this post is that I…
feeing bad about the way I feel
I feel really confused about the way i am feeling. I know there are a lot people who had a lot worse outcome than ours. In the end of November, right before Thanksgiving my husband went to have a small lesion that was possibly cancer removed from his kidney. The it all fell apart. The Dr came out and told me that while…
What is the end like? I think my Dad is afraid
My Dad has been battling colon cancer for about 3 and half years. December 21st, he had some sort of "episode" in the oncologist’s office. We thought is was a stroke. The doctor had just told my Mother and I that he was putting Dad on hospice and that he thought he had 2-3 weeks to live. The doc went in to tell my dad that…
ENVIRONMENT, CHEMICALS AND CANCER
ENVIRONMEENT, CHEMICALS AND CANCER I wish to release the topic below for consideration and comments by different interested persons. A significant part of cancers are considered to be due to environmental factors. Recommendations in cancer management stress the need to make individual treatments or improving food intake or…
cancer causes
I'd like to get any stories from people who developed a cancer in an area that was hit or traumatized by any means. I've been told stories of people getting hit in an area, having pain weeks or months later, getting checked, and being told they had cancer in the same area. If anybody here has a similar story twho would…
New to CSN
I'm new to this network. I'm anxious to meet others going through the overwhelming trials and tribulations of caring for a spouse with metastic renal cancer. Marty is newly diagnosed with his metastsis and, thus far, feeling ok. He recently started taking Sutent. Kay
Help getting back to mainstream after caregiving ends.
I am looking for help to make the transistion back into the mainstream after caregiving, grieving and most change towards a new normal have happened. It is 1-1/2 years since my mother died and I am still having trouble with sleep patterns. What was an adjustment to a 3-11AM sleep pattern to best care for her has become a…
Feeling kind of blank, angry ...
Hi all. My names Aaron and I'm really new to all of this, so please forgive the lack of information and possibly understanding everything that's going on. My father was recently diagnosed with stage 3B lung cancer. I've been reading up on it and I've found out there are different types, but I'm not sure what type my father…
Last days of good eats
I’m leaving Mom to the excellent care of my siblings for a few days next week, and I’d like to leave them a list of simple, soft semi-bland foods to provide. Mom has advanced ovarian cancer and seems to be flirting with an intestinal blockage. As long as I watch her diet she does okay, but she “tastes” restaurant food for…
Husband terminal, but wants a child
I'm sorry, I don't know exactly where to post this. My husband has Meso, and though we've been married for almost 13 years, we never had any children. Now that he's confronting this disease, which is very likely going to be terminal within the next few years, he's decided he really wants a child now. I absolutely feel this…
having a hard time
I am 34 and my husband is 39 with stage 3c colon cancer. I feel very selfish for even saying this, but i feel so lonely. My husband show no affection. No touching, holding, kissing etc. Everyone tells me its the chemo, or the fact he has a illiostomy and feels gross and so on and so on. But to be honest it is making me…

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