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When you feel unappreciated/taken for granted by a parent with cancer
My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. I give up what would have been the start of a new career to move back to a state/city that I absolutely hate to be there for her. I have been there from the beginning of chemotherapy to surgery. I am an only child so it has been me doing it all. What bothers me the most…
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My wife has stage IV endometrial cancer, and I cannot stand her
I have been with my wife for 16 years. Together we raised a blended family (I have one son and two stepsons). I raised her kids, shopped, cooked and cleaned. I helped the kids with their homework, and tutored one with a learning disability. He is a good boy, and he is graduating from college next month. All this, while…
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Orange County, CA
Hello, I'm 43 years old and my husband has stage 4 lymphoma. We have been battling it for 3 years and it just keeps spreading. He is very sick. Our life consists of immunotheraphy and Dr. appointments. He sleeps a lot and I don't leave the house much because I feel like I need to be here if he needs me. I don't really have…
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What to Expect?
Hi there - My mother (55) was diagnosed with Stage 3 Stomach Cancer. She also has cancer in the lymph nodes around the stomach. I am 35. My dad and I are now her "caregivers" She had her porta-cath put in yesterday. Today the radiologist said that we will do 5 days per week for 5-6 weeks, and the chemo as well. My mom…
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Alone
Hello everyone. My name is Randall. My fiancee has terminal cancer. And I am not taking away from what she is going through, but I feel so alone. Most people in my past have judged me, including her family, and I have no one to go through this with. I myself have no family, so I feel I can not share my anger, or hurt, or…
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struggling
I am writing this as a therapy of sorts. I am struggling secretly as my wife family and friends do not know the pain I truly am feeling. My wife age 38 was diagnosed at the beginning of February with squamous cell carcinoma (never smoked a day in her life). In that instant our lives changed over night. The treatment for…
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Hello! I'm New To The Group
I'm a newbie to this fabulous forum! My husband, just 48 years old, was diagnosed with colon and omentum cancer in August 2016. We started off with our best foot forward, knowing we would beat this thing, and now have hit a brick wall and seem to be at each others throats. Just when I thought no one could possibly…