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Caregivers
Archives for January 2017
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Advice and help needed. Please.
Overwhelmed - Can I just vent to someone who won't judge me, for once???
I guess I should start off with our backstory: After a couple of appointments over the course of about a week that included two different cancer scans and a biospy, my mother in law was diagnoised with stage 4 lung cancer in both lungs and the lymphnods in March of 2015. When giving her diagnosis to us, they actually said…
Boyfriend left after depression from testicular cancer
Hey Everybody, I don't know what to do in this situation or what to think so here I am reaching out to others that may have had similar situations or may have something to offer. My boyfriend and I started dating in March last year. We were so happy and everything was great. We had discussed marriage and were planning on…
Trying hard not to let this get to me, looking for inspiration
Hi, I just signed up. My mom is stage 4 with breast cancer found in her liver and bone. She moved to be near me from Oregon. My brother is nowhere involved in this at all and the family has a long history of drama... So, now she is here with me and my family. And now, I'm the center of balance for my kids, my hubby, my…
Need to know others are there
My husband is a 3-time cancer survivor, twice with Prostate and once with lung. He has had surgery and radiation for the prostate, each about 5-years apart. In between these treatments he was diagnosed with lung cancer and had a lobectomy. He has been in remission for 2 years. Perhaps as a result of the treatments and the…
Noise from pump
My brother has to wear a pump 3 days a week every other week and the clicking sound it makes is driving him crazy. He can't walk around with headphones all the time. Is there anything that I can buy for him that is made to go around the device to muffle the sound? I have been searching the internet and can't find anything.…
Struggling to Care for Mother (vent)
My mother is stage 4 metastatic breast cancer that has spread to most of her bones and spine. I am her caregiver. I have a brother who is basically uninvolved. He visits her from time to time but doesn't help with her care. I also work full time and am gone about 11-12 hours a day and then have to run her household in my…
Grad student out of state, dad with cancer, separated mum as caretaker
Hi there everyone. I've been struggling with a "solution" to this problem for a while now. Here's an abbreviated run down. My dad was diagnosed with colon cancer in April 2016 and shortly after with prostrate cancer as well. He's since had surgeries for removal (along with a colostomy bag) and is on his second round of…
I don't know what to cook for my mother (post chemo and bone marrow transplant)
Hello , I am taking care of my mom who had a bone marrow transplant done. She received chemo and is dealing with the side effects such as the metallic taste in the mouth. She is using plastic utensils and not metal anymore so that helps a little bit. But the food still tatses different and its hard for her to eat . We both…