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How do spouses keep from falling apart?
Married only 2 yrs Husband just had major colon surgery. They call it HIPEC. In hospital 1 month. Thought they had got it all but just this week his CEA has gone up to 21. I'm told by nurse not to be concerned but how do I NOT be concerned. How do I live and breath each day knowing he is sick? They tell us there is no real…
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How do you know someone is dying?
My mom has been going through chemo for about a month now for the third time, for the last week she hasn't been able to keep anything down and has been un able to control her bowls. It even got to the point of not being able to control it at all today. My sisters think she's dying, any advice?
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Child (Daughter) Caregiver, sick parent
I'm new to this site today after the realization that I have become pretty resentful and angry toward just about everything to deal with my personal life. My mother has Stage 4 metastic breast cancer and doesn't seem to be getting better no matter how many treatments she tries. I'm the oldest of 3 girls in my family and…
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It Seems We Just Began this Battle
I can't believe my husband was just diagnosed at the end of April with Stage 4 liver cancer, and our battle had barely begun. Paul passed away early in the morning on June 13th. While I am so relieved he didn't have to suffer for long, I was definitely not prepared for this - I guess I never would have been, though. Just…
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Soap
My husband has stage four colon cancer that is treatable, but incurable. He is currently in very good health (despite the cancer) and receiving treatment after a long break. For five years we've been using home and personal products from a "natural" company, but for several reasons have discontinued our membership. I'm not…
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Questions about being laid off while on work disability because of cancer.
My husband worked for a good company here in S.C. He has worked for them for 5 years and has been on disability with them on and off for the past year and a half because of metastatic melanoma. He has been hospitalized because of a brain tumor they were able to remove. He is being treated with ZELBORAF and responding well…
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Is She Really Dying?
Hi there, My mother in law has stage four gallbladder cancer (spindle cell carcinoma) that was discovered after the removal of her gallbladder. Unfortunately it was discovered a few weeks after the gallbladder surgery and has spread deep into her abdomen. It was said to be inoperable. She has multiple tumors - one very…