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Archives for May 2014

All CSN members are invited!
It’s finally happening! We are happy to announce that as early as tonight, a new Chat application is being launched on CSN. It is NOT Java-based and it DOES support members using mobile devices. To access chat, you must be a CSN member and logged on. Once logged on, all you have to do is click chat in your left navigation…
Need Advice Regarding My Mother
Hello All, My mother is a Stage 4 Breast Cancer Patient. She found a lump about 4-5 years ago, but never saught out treatment until about 2 years ago when the cancer literally ulcerated and ate a hole through her flesh. At that point, they were able to radiate and shrink the tumor where it was once again operable and she…
FOR ALL THE CAREGIVERS FEELING BLUE, STRESSED, OR MISUNDERSTOOD
People in general do not understand what being a caregiver entails. Many of us are sleep deprived, stressed, anxious, and very few understand. I wanted to say to all of you, I understand how you feel. Here is a list of what I personally encounter, please feel free to add to the list. Family and Friends love to say if you…
Chemotherapy Side Effects Management
I created this to help managing chemo side effects for my wife. It has helped a lot so i decided to share it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9yr7eveHucKYU1oZUxGY3ZhbFU/edit?usp=sharing This is a PDF file, you can safely open it.
In shock!
Hello, Two days ago, we found out my husband has colon cancer. Now he's facing a battery of tests - MRI, CT SCAN, SURGERY, POSSIBLY RADIATION AND CHEMO. I love him with all my heart but my first instinct was that I wanted to run away - just simply run away from it all. For the past 10 years, my husband has been sick. He's…
throat cancer/caregiver
Hi, I'm new to this site. My husband was diagnosised 4 weeks ago with stage 2 larynx cancer. so far they have taken a biop and lasered his vocal chords, to open his airway. he was haveing difficulty breathing. We have two kids, one 21 and one 11. both boys, oldest has severe anxiety attacks, and cant work, or drive.…
Spam Emails
We have been made aware of another round of spam emails being sent to users. While we try to have security in place to handle such emails, we cannot always catch them all. If you have received an email asking for money, please do not respond to the email or the private email address that was given by the sender. Please…
Oncologist said Mom's Cancer is Advancing Rapidly
Good Afternoon Caregiving Angels, My mother has been fighting her stage 4 Colon cancer for two years and 4 months. A couple months back it spread to the bone. As of last week her Oncologist told me her CEA has gone up and is off the wall. He is going to try the last chemo treatment he has in a last ditch effort. I have…

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