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Surviving Caregivers

Archives for August 2010

Surviving Loss
I became the primary caregiver for my mother when I was 22, at that time she was diagnosed with cancer of the gallbladder. Facing the reality of her incurable cancer we used the time we had to create memories that helped us make it through such a difficult time, and continue to sustain me today. This is a blog I recently…
Life After Caregiving - I lost my Grandma
Hi Everyone, I'm new to this site. I wish I had found this site about 6 months ago. My grandma was 84 and had tounge cancer. She had a portion of her toungue removed, as well as some lymph nodes. The Doctors recommended that she get radiation therapy. I slowly but surely ended up becoming her caregiver because I was the…
I found my laughter or it found me
For months I have been forcing myself to laugh, you know that make sure you laugh at the appropriate time kind of thing. This week something so silly happened in my life that I actually burst out in a real laugh. I guess I'm sharing this because it felt so good to know even though losing him still hurts so bad, there is…
Does it get easier?
I lost my husband on 7/17 to colorectal cancer after only 9 months. Prior to his cancer diagnosis he had suffered a stroke 9 years ago that left him wheelchair bound. I was his main caregiver the entire time. My entire life had become about him and giving him the best quality of life possible. I didn't mind for a second. I…

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