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Help at the end of our road
I am so sorry to have to make this post. We have been fighting this liver cancer for two years now. What an up and down road this has been. After being told a month ago for my husband to go work on his Bucket List and live his life we came home to re-group we started visiting other options. Today our bubble was burst yet…
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Mark sent me flowers
The flowers are a combination of daisy's, carnations, roses. It is a huge bouquet and the card reads: PLEASE DO NOT FIND THIS UNUSUAL. THESE FLOWERS ARE NOT FROM DICKIE OR MARTY. THESE ARE FROM MARK, TO STILL BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY... Mark has some real good friends and I am glad to know them. I may of been strong throughout…
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I don't think that I can do this......
We just went through the worst year of our life, fighting and winning against colorectal cancer. We only had one more week of chemo, beginning today. After this we were ready to move on with our “new normal”, live our lives out the way we should. All the doctors were optimistic that he had won the war because he opted to…
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Mark is in Great Hands now!!
My husband, Mark Scoville is now with our Father in Heaven surrounded by angels as of 11:32 am on 11/14/11. He is now pain free and at peace. Thank you for all your support, prayers and well wishes throughout this terrible battle with cancer. Thanks for listening. ~Kelly
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11-13-11 update on Mark
Well Mark now has 24 hour nurses care, a hospital bed, a cathater are now put in place. He refuses to go to the hospice house and wants to die at home. He is not wanting to take his morphine at all but will unwillingly. He will be starting the suppositories of morphine very soon. He is much more comfortable. So the first…
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Where's LilChemoSmoker?
Michelle, are you OK?
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Gotta get his out
My partner is dying, I think. We just got the newest in the round of bad news after a scan. This is the third time in two years. I am starting to recognize it on everyone's face when they talk to me. If they talk to me. I am freaking out. Is it possible that three times could really be the last time or are we on this…
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Advice on Arragements
I guess it's time I started facing the finality of her condition. She is doing ok all things considered, but her strength is waning and she sleeps 80% of the time. Little appetite and hardly any desire for anything other than chocolate ice cream. Now my confusion....She will be buried about 2 & 1/2 hours from our home,…
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stopped by to say hi and update you all on Mark
Hi all, Well my "titanic" is still sinking slowly. I haven't posted in a while due to the fact I have been taking care of hubby. He has been taking 3 ml of liquid morphine every two hours like clockwork..yes even in the middle of the night. Also taking 30 mg of methadone crushed up and put into his morphine. He stated to…
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How do you deal with ...
My 52 year old husband and best friend was diagnosed with Stage IV Pancreatic cancer with mets to his liver on October 7, 2011. By the time we got results for a second opinion, the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes, and we began chemo treatment the end of October. My husband did not do well with the chemo side effects…
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I'm Going to Love You Through It - My Poem to My Husband
I wish I could take the cancer from your body; I wish I could take the despair from your heart; I wish I could take all the symptoms from your mind; I wish I could stop all the pain, illness and fear. I will be at your side every step of the way; I will not falter; I will be brave; I will love you no matter what course you…
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I'm going to love you through it
All caregivers to listen to this song " I'm going to love you through it" Martina Mcbride very pretty song!!
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Angry, Hurt!!
Hey I just need a sound board before I go home! I had a specialist apt today as I have some issues with my parathyroid glad. She was supposed to come with me. She knew I was scared. She canceled on me this morning. No matter how I feel, no matter what, I'm there. I've never felt so uncared for throw this whole thing until…
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Just Not Feeling?!
I’m not sure what’s struck me, but the past week, being hit with more news, It’s as though I’m just not feeling. I have posted many times on the Brain Cancer discussion board, sharing and gathering information for my boyfriend and for myself with his grade II Oligodendroglioma at 29 years of age. When this all started I…
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Wohoo!!!!
Well we went for surgery yesterday. They were able to get the stint put in and the tube taken out!! She's so excited that she finally gets to take a bath! So looks like bath night tonight. This should be a new adventure!! Next step fix bladder! Wohoo! A happy Tasha means a happy household!!! LOL Thank Jenn
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Deep dark depression is showing its face again
Hello all my friends out there in cyberville, I hope were hanging in there. Now back to ME! This past month has been bad, the wife was in the hospital for poss food poisoning, my FIL passed from liver cancer, and I just got the results for my blood work and x-rays. My blood sugar and Triglycerides are thru the roof and I…
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Help! What do I do?
My husband had treatment today. At first, he was all mean and grouchy toward me. Whenever I asked a question, he would turn it into a debate. When we got to the dr.'s office, he was super grouchy, so I sat quietly. He weighed in..seem to have gained 5 pounds. He wears extra clothes,has lots of fluid. I know... I am getting…
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lack of apetite
Hi My wife has lost her apetite any ideas how I can tempt her? (no force please)also she seems to sleep allday Janack
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Help Me Help My Sister
My 63 year old sister has anaplastic oligodendroglioma. She has been fighting this since 1998. She had chemo and radiation treatments in 2007. This stopped the tumor growth until March of this year. She had chemo and the tumor kept growing by leaps and bounds. She has now finished 5 weeks of radiation. She goes back to the…