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husband is dying
I have dedicated a web page to my husband, Gary Poland, My Prince! It is; http://home.comcast.net/~poljea On April 28, 2008 My sweet, kind, loving, handsome, compassionate husband has been diagnosed with cancer. He has been given 3-6 months to live. I need to do this website for me and Gary. I started out doing this…
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Cheer up!
My dad has been being treated for Stage IV renal cell (kidney) cancer. Dx 4/2008. It has spread to the liver and lungs and his left femur. Of course I can not relate to his diagnosis, but I do understand the severity of the situation. That said, we have been blessed so far. The dr (UPMC Hillman Cancer Center) was able to…
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The Emotional Myth ????
It seems that the popular idea is that men just can't seem to give the "emotional" support that is necessary when their partners are diagnosed with cancer....and from recent personal experience, this tends to be true. My daughter was diagnosed with leukemia in December 2007, went through initial Induction treatment in an…
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Support for my husband
My husband was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 15. He is almost 28 and has been in remission for over 10 years. When we first met, he talked about getting married and having children. But as he has gotten older, it seems like he is more and more affected by his childhood cancer. He constantly lives with the fear that…
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what helped most
My brother is looking at stage 3-4 colon cancer diagnosis after surgery this week, I woudl appreciate knowing stories of what were the most emotionally supportive experiences for people so i can keep them in mind as I try my best to be supportive. I don't think I need the "don'ts", I am really lookign to compile my own…
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no support groups in my area?
(Very) long story short, I was diagnosed and treated for a neuroblastoma about 2 1/2 years ago. I suppose that I am having a delayed reaction to some of the psychological effects of a cancer experience, so I thought that I would look into some local support groups. I looked through the ACS site for groups in my area, but…
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need to vent
It is sooooo hard to complain I have truely been blessed. I went in to surgery to remove what we thought was a fiboris tumor in my lower left lung, this was after 7 xrays 3 ct scans 2 biopsys 1 colapsed lung - that all came back as inconculsive. Mind you the original complaint to the doc was a bad cold coughing up small…
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Hospitalized 19 weeks
My husband has colon cancer that has metastisized to his peritineum and liver. He has been hospitalized since January 19, 2008(that's nineteen weeks). He has a small bowel blockage that is coming from the tumors that are scattered throughout his abdomen. He has had an NG tube in place since January 19th. He was able to go…
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Hospital Didn't Provide Support Resources
Yesterday I learned that a dear high school friend had been diagnosed with uterine and ovarian cancer. I'm very worried about her. One of the most troubling things I learned was that the hospital did not provide any resources to her when she was discharged. No support groups were suggested and when she told one of her…
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emontions
there are some days where i wakeup and say to myself . doese anyone care about me or who i am and how i feel and there are some days where i can put my fist throught the wall i get so mad. and other time i dont feel like myself and ant to talk to someone about this illness i have and today is one of those days i want to…