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Archives for October 2008
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The 'abused dog syndrome'
Under another discussion topic I mentioned this theory of mine to someone who responded to one of my postings and I realized that perhaps others would like to comment on this syndrome, that I am pretty sure I made up but is widely recognized in principal I believe. You know how it goes, a dog is abused and then becomes…
FEEL LOST
HELLO EVERYONE. I GUESS I JUST NEED TO VENT. LAST YEAR MY DAD HAD A RUPTURED BRAIN ANEURYSM AND NOW IS UNABLE TO CARE FOR HIMSELF. HE CAN MAKE HIS OWN FOOD, ETC BUT CANNOT DRIVE, PAY BILLS OR PERFORM ANY ADVANCED DAILY ACTIVITIES. AT TIMES HE CAN BE VERY AGGRESSIVE AND VERY MEAN TO MY MOM, LITTLE BROTHER AND MYSELF. MY MOM…
One of Those Overwhelming Days - Time to Shutdown, Sigh
Ever have one of those days in the 'cancer experience' when one little thing happens that you have to attend to and all of a sudden it's like a house of cards - this one last card you have to deal with brings it all crashing down? Yesterday was like that for me. I had just found out the day before that I had to do some…
All who post - come join the chat
Just a little note that if you haven't already tried the chatroom on this site please do drop by and have a chat. You will find many folks who are or have gone through the cancer experience as either a survivor or caregiver and who truly understand and can validate your experiences I'm sure, on any given day. Hope to see…
Has anyone else ever experienced any 'unusual' experiences after, or just prior, to diagnosis?
I wasn't quite sure how to word the subject of this posting of a new topic because I didn't want to give away the actual experience in terms of what it truly was but I will explain. The 'unusual' experience I am referring to came to me in the form of a line of heat. This would take forever to explain so I am going to be…
new here and dealing with my cancer and friend who palliative
hello, i am new to this site, and the web communications. I was surgically treated for my cancers in 2006. Very early grade cancer. There are other health issue rendering me handicapped. I have no words to express how helpless i feel for my friend who is like a younger brother to me. He had some issues 2 years ago, but…
dealing with incurable (doc prefers instead of terminal)
I feel kind of bad since so many wonderful people on this site, which I just discovered, have so much worse conditions to deal with than I. Cancer of any kind is so devastating, so lonely. I have metastatic prostate cancer spread to pelvis, spine, ribs, etc., diagnosed in June but probably have had it for a long time. Kept…