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New to CSN wanting to meet others that have been on this journey.
Hi, I wanted to write a post introducing myself, and telling about the journey we have been on for the last 18 months. My name is Lisa, I am 45 and I am the primary care giver for my sister who is 57. My sister is battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia for the second time. She was first diagnosed on Jan 24, 2014, she underwent…
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May I vent? Mother in Law is driving me nuts!
May I rant? I really need to vent. I am finding myself getting increasingly frustrated with my mother in law. She is my co-cargiver and is very involved in my husband’s care. She is an amazing woman and I couldn’t do this without her. She is also driving me kinda nuts. Oh let me count the ways…. My husband has some pretty…
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Trying to be supportive and objective, here...
Back in February, my father suffered a brain bleed which also led to the diagnosis of metastatic brain cancer (he had been fighting bladder cancer for the previous two years). My father was given a prognosis of approximately six months to live. There's nothing that can be done to combat this progression given the size of…
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New to this room, loss of spouse 7 months ago.
New to this group as of today. Spouse passed seven months ago with stomach cancer. Looking for support.
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End of my Rope
Hi all. I know I may have no right to post here, I've only been a caregiver since October of 2013. My wife had Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and underwent 16 rounds of aggressive chemo. She opted for a bilateral mastectomy, and when final pathology report came back she was HER-2 positive. That meant another year of treatment,…
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New to the forum, but 8 years so far as a caregiver
My wife of 37 years was diagnosed with cancer of the appendix 8 years ago. It has been a battle for sure but she is a tough one. She just spent the month of May in the hospital getting two colostomy bags. We have been home less than two weeks and still just getting used to things. I have become suzie homemaker. Doing just…
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Personality Change
Good Afternoon, I was hoping someone could shed some light on personality changes. My wife finally had her last treatment, port was removed and her prognosis is very good. Her personality has changed though. She now contradicts the majority of things I say, she'll talk over me or others in conversations, she talks to me…
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My wife is dying and having a hard time
Hello recently we were given the terrible news that my wife has cancer and this time it is a fight she can not win. This is her second battle with the first one ending good so we thought. That time it was cervical cancer. This time it has spread and is in many parts of her body including her vertabrae. My issue is I am…
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Living alone during chemo
Hello everyone! I just joined you all today and have learned so much already--thank you! My mother is about to begin her first round of carboplatin & taxol and she lives alone. I'm trying to plan how much I should be with her in the coming weeks and months. Should I plan on spending the night for the first few nights after…
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Watch this.
Watch "Run From The Cure" If you have questions, ask away.
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Divorce of cancer survivor
I am a cancer survivor. My spouse is filing for a divorce now. The diagnosis and treatment of the cancer were within the marriage period. Both of us are working now, but I am suffering from serious side effects of the radiochemotherapy treatments. It is very possible that I will lose my job due to the side effects of the…
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my husband is dying...
Hi, My name is Fuchsia and I am caregiver to Rob. Rob has stage four chondrosarcoma that started in his thigh bone two years ago. He had surgery and was clear. But a year later it metasticised to his lungs. There was never any medical hope. Doing chemo was a longshot but he did it. It gave us more time but now that's done.…