Surviving Caregivers
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how do you function right after losing a spouse?
My husband Scott of almost 3 years was my soul mate he died on March 9 2004. We did everything together. Even though we weren't married long. He was only diagnosed with cancer on October 12, 2003 and had surgury earlier this year. He had something rare. Neorendocrine tumors in a 34 year old man they were in his liver and…
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How do I get my dad to ingest food and liquids?
Hello,My dad was just recently diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. The doctors have told us that the cancer is not in any of his organs or bone marrow, but is a tumor mass pressing on his stomach. He is 81 and was not eating very much for about a month before this was detected 3 weeks ago. As a result he is weak and…
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My mom died, just want to talk
Hi, I didn't see any new messages. My mom passed away from ovarian cancer in October of 2003. It's been four months, and I'm still having a hard time - I lost my best friend. I am married with four children, and uprooted my family after my mother's death to move in with my dad to take care of him. Other than my dad, I was…