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Losing my spouse
Yesterday my husband entered inpatient hospice with a few days to a couple of weeks to live. He started out with oropharyngeal cancer in July 2012 and in November 2012 was diagnosed with plasma cell leukemia. We got it in remission in January, but unfortunately it came back on March 21. It has spread to his brain, spinal…
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Brother with cancer who is angry and abusive, what do I do?
My younger brother was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer on January 1, 2013. He is 38, unmarried and has no girlfriend. We were told there is no cure and he would have 6 months without chemo and maybe 2 yrs with. I am his older sister, I have a husband and 3 kids. Our Dad, his brothers and my Grandfathers have also…
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My Father has Colorectal Cancer
Last March 2, 2013, my auntie, who is in the US with my father and their other siblings, called me up in the Philippines and told me that my Papa has stage 4 Colorectal cancer. Since she couldn't contact my mother who was at an out-of-town seminar, she opted to call me instead, and told me to be the bringer of bad news to…
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Second round of chemotherapy for my mother and a question about chemo drugs...
My mother's story... In June of 2012, mom went to see a vascular and skeletel surgeon to evaluate a large mass on the tibia region of her leg. At that time a biopsy was done, but, the results of that biopsy had to be sent to the cleveland clinic. During this time, mom was having a lot of troubles with walking and standing…
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Anger-child of last stage cancer patient
My Step Father, who is my "Father", was diagnosed March 2012 with pancreas cancer. He was ugly in his abuse of everyone and really let my Mom have the full extent. My Dad died from a car crash when I was 11 and this man has been a father to a large blended family of 13 kids. He has always been critical and never perfect,…