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Depressed
I have not been on here in a while, just been reading posts that others have written. Just "lurking" as others have said they so sometimes. Yesterday I was at a meeting, and I looked around the room at all the other people and wondered what it was like when things were so called "normal"? I feel like an alien from another…
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My dad's battle is over
My father passed away Sunday night at 10:29. I spent his last 5 days taking care of him along with my sister in law and mother. Maybe the hardest days of my life, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.
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Dirty Dozen
we've all seen that, or similar movies. The folks who are on the fringe of society that suddenly become useful, a team, even, when duty calls. Anyone know of a bridge or a dam that needs blowing up? That's how I feel right now. I was fairly useless before my husband was diagnosed - I even thought he was working himself up…
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So many good people on chat
You know I am not great with words, or fancy ones at that. I will tell you I have meet some amazing people on the chat site. Some people I have grown to love and care about. They are a great group. I treasure every one . I try to go on to help them but the en up helping me. I don't ask for anything except friendship. That…
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Entering a new season
Hi, everyone: My wife had surgery for urethral cancer over three weeks ago, and is healing at home these days. We have a long road in front of us and there are still a lot of unknowns in our near future: what will the tumor board say? how do we incorporate so many changes into our lives? how do we make the best choices…
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Heroes...
Mariah Cary There's a hero If you look inside your heart You don't have to be afraid Of what you are There's an answer If you reach into your soul And the sorrow that you know Will melt away Chorus And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on And you cast your fears aside And you know you can survive So when…
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Seizures
Hi everyone, Just checking in with a catch up on our hospice at home situation. Steve had major seizures late afternoon and evening yesterday, he was unconscious for twenty minutes or so and had a rattle. I thought it was *the rattle*- you know the one-so that was a bad bad time. Irony is -we have been having some great…
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two long years become longer
My first time here. My wife (been together 6 years, married almost 3) was dx with lung cancer 4/2009 at 47, less than a year after getting our son at 6 months who was premature with a lot of medical issues) Since then: lower left lobe removed, 6 months of treacherous chemo, on vaccine trial for about 9 months until 9…
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Happy Mother's Day?
Hello everyone. This is new to me (cancer and the website!) so I am hoping this is a good place to start. First, my mother has the cancer, not me. That is what brings me here. As I read thru the subject lines of most of these posts, I see that what I intended to write about has apparently already been written about several…
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New here & husband starting chemo May 16th
Hi, all. I've been scouring the Web, searching for support groups/boards for spouses and caregivers. This one seems to be THE ONE. My husband was diagnosed with CLL about 4.5 years ago. We met 2 years ago and have been married almost a year and a half. During his 3-month check-up w/ his oncologist two days ago, we were…
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any info would be great
i am new to the board an just need some suport. i am the caregiver for my mother who has cancer on unknown primary that has sperad to liver an lungs. i dont know what to do. first let me say my mother has allways beed a depressed person she has hated the world since my father died in 1989. i have been there for her the…
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Feel like I'm going to explode.
So, my dad has been on hospice for about 6 wks now, after a 6 month battle with stage IV NSCLC. I posted a while back about my mom fighting with him about smoking a few cigarettes, and me talking to him more than her lately, which she still argues about, but we all just take it with a grain of salt and try to comfort her.…