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Archives for November 2009

exhausted and lonely
It all happened so fast. On 10 Nov we found out that the tumour had recurred and metastasized. Paramjeet was already deteriorating by this time and so we were expecting bad news ...not the catastrophic news we received. His tumour has spread to four parts of the brain. Surgery is not an option anymore. On 17 Nov Paramjeet…
surviving many operations/tumor removals
If I am a survivor why am I still criing?
Anger/fear of losing my person
I'm caregiving my partner who has metastatic thyroid cancer and is a strong and inspirational fighter. Watching her suffer from severe pain, side effects of chemo and radiation, has been hard on me. It's made me angry, irritable, sad, depressed...a range of emotions. I can't seem to let those go though for long periods of…
New here and Confused
Well as my title says Im new here and confused about my whole situation to be honest. Couldnt sleep so decided to go through my bag of info the social worker that came to "talk" to me in the hospital gave me ( I think she was trying to size me up to see if I was nutzo) Im only 32 and been stressing over this all since…
i'm good at pretending
i'm getting good at pretending i'm ok at telling you i'm fine that Kelly's pain is getting better i'm good at masking reality at hiding in the shadows and teardrops Lisa
Cancer Awareness Event on FOX
Kaleidoscope airs on FOX on Thanksgiving afternoon at 4pm following the NFL game. Kaleidoscope is a skating and music special encouraging women to take action for their health! Returning to the ice since their cancer diagnosis are Olympians Scott Hamilton and Dorothy Hamill! Joining them will be Champions Kristi Yamaguchi,…
I used to have a dream....
I used to have a dream of a life so full of love, a home with a white picket fence and rocking chairs on the porch... God willing a child to raise, a home so full of laugher. Then cancer raised it's ugly head and took my life away. Now all I have are memories and dreams of what could have been. The house is empty and I am…
I'm new here
I am new to posting here, but have been reading for months. My husband was diagnosed with Stage IV Prostate Cancer in May. It has mets in his entire lymph system, and every bone in his body. He was only given one treatment choice by several doctors. Hormone shots. He took the treatment, and continues with it. While it…
feel so ineffective
Hubby has deteriorated drastically over the last week and on Tuesday I had to call the ambulance because he could not move. He is now in hospital. The doctors have suggested he be moved to a hospice unit. Hubby asked me early on to try to keep him home and not in a hospice unit. However all the facilities I have spoken…
How do I help my son?
Greetings, My name is Shanta, my son is 10 years old and one of his bestfriends has Cancer, my son is trying to be a support group by his self for his friend, he also see's how hard it is to deal with the treatment and the mental issues and most of all the heartache of losing your normal childhood. My son has started a…
I'm not sure I can take much more....
I'm not sure I can take much more... Just over 15 weeks ago I lost the love of my life and now my partners mother is dying.. she was admitted to hospital with complications with her congested heart failure. Two weeks have passed and now the Dr's keep telling me that medically she is back to normal but she is refusing to…
HollyBerry has passed
I received a letter from Jerry today. Holly passed away on Sunday Nov 8th at 10pm. Jerry was right beside her holding her hand. Holly had spent the last 9 days at the Joliet area hospice home. Jerry was by her side with the exception of a few breaks when the oldest daughter or other family members took over. Jerry is…
Arrangements
Yesterday the nurse was here from hospice and as she was getting ready to leave, she asked me if I had made any funeral arrangements yet. I advised that I had not. She recommended that I start making them next week. She caught me off guard. When she called this morning, I asked her if she thought my husband would make it…
Help when diagnosed with a Rare Form of Cancer is very hard
I finally found a doctor in my state that knows about Carcinoid Cancer and i went to him yesterday for the first time only to be told we don't see patients here at this hospital or cancer clinic that does'nt have health insurance.I finally ended having to scrape up $100.00 just to be seen and talk with this doctor whom i…
Has anyone heard anything about Hollyberry?
I haven't heard anything about Holly for sometime now, has anyone got an update on how she is doing? Thanks. Blessings, Bluerose
Help with Support
My wife's father was diagnosed with ALL 2 weeks ago and found out Wednesday he has the Philidelphia chromosome. The first treatment was fairly new and the side effects were awful. Luckily his body is responding. Today they started chemo into his spine. My wife, as you can imagine, is emotionally all over the board. She is…
Stories that inspire
2 in 5 Canadians will develop some form of cancer in their lifetime. There are a number of ways you can help them win their fight against cancer. Watch these inspirational videos to hear their stories and how you can help them win their fight. www.fightback.ca
Grief Therapy
Ok, y'all... I need your feedback here... My husband is having a horrible time dealing with the loss of his mother. Not eating well, not sleeping well, crying a LOT, not being motivated to necessary things (works in sales) incredibly indecisive... It has been a month and I called the social worker from hospice and she said…
Tired
My husband sleeps a lot now and this afternoon when I woke him for dinner, which I try to get him to eat something, he sat on the bed and came out and told me he is going to die. He told me that every day he feels worse and he doesn't like how he feels. He doesn't understand why he sleeps so much. I don't know what to do.…
I saw a play on "PIrates of the Chemotherapy"
I saw a local play, "Pirates of the Chemotherapy" last week. It was about women in chemo treatment and in a support group. It was done for breast cancer but alot of it pertains to us with uterine cancer too. I laughed hard and shed a few tears too. If you get a chance to see it be sure and go. Diane
Hard times
Hi. My name is tammy and my 51 year old husband has stage four lung cancer. It has spread to his kidney and brain, they have done radiation on both but now say he is terminal. I still do not accept that altho I see him getting weaker all the time. I just do not know what i would do without him. A few weeks ago my mom was…

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