Caregivers
Discussion List
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Anger, Depression, Lashing Out
I am lost and need some input. My father was diagnosed with bladder cancer approximately 15 years ago. The doctors removed his bladder and built him a new one out of his lower intestine. He has gone for PET scans and blood work regularly, and up until April 2016 he was clear. In April, his PET scan revealed that he had…
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Tired (Feeling sorry for myself)
Hi guys-I'm tired today. My wife had a tough week, high fever with increased back pain, likely from tumor on her spine. We are having our church over Sunday afternoon and I spent most of the week getting yard ready by myself because she was simply not up to helping (Understandable) We left this morning for an MRI but found…
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feeling adrift
My wife has Stage 3/4 primary peritoneal cancer so the long term prognosis isn't great. She had her first round of chemo. From the first diagnosis through the bad days after chemo it was easy to know what to do; console, provide comfort, run errands etc. Right now she is feeling quite good, not prior to cancer good, but…
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Not handling things well as a partner
I am new to the forum, and basically joined because I have nobody to talk to and I'm not in a very good place mentally right now. I am 31 years old. My boyfriend is 33 and recently was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma for the second time. We've been together 6 years, and I was not in the picture his first go round with…
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Trying to understand
Hello everyone; I guess I statrted off in the wrong group, I hope someone can help my confusion. My wife had a small orange size mass removed from her colon a month ago, the pathology came back saying the tumor was cancer (20 of the 24 lymph nodes came back cancerous as well). The Oncologist stated she has stage 4 cancer…
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Trying to be a forgiving Catholic...
Here is my story and its a true story and I can't begin to express how frustrated I am. I got married at age 30 and my wife and I have 3 kids. I love my kids. After the birth of our 2nd child, my wife became angry often. She was like a boiling pot of water constantly boiling. After our 3rd child was born, my wife moved to…