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My wife is dying and having a hard time
Hello recently we were given the terrible news that my wife has cancer and this time it is a fight she can not win. This is her second battle with the first one ending good so we thought. That time it was cervical cancer. This time it has spread and is in many parts of her body including her vertabrae. My issue is I am…
Trying so hard to be positive but...
Today is my Mom's last chemo! She has Stage 4 Diffued Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. I should be ecstatic, but I'm not. I'm terrified. I'm fearful. I'm pessismistic. My Mom is so excited (as she should be!) but I am so protective. I don't want her to let her guard down because I'm scared it will come back. I feel like…
Fiancé had stage 2 cancer surgery
In March X-ray found spot on his lung. He is 70 and in very good health otherwise. After pet scan, 2biopsies, finally found out end of June , cancer. He had surgery July 23 and now has chemo sept-nov. my issue is ever since mar he is rude and says mean things to me. Once he found out it was cancer it got worse. No minor…
New to all this - looking for advice
My husband and I are just starting the journey to his good health. He has been diagnosed with colon cancer that has already moved to the liver. We see the oncologist for the first time tomorrow. He has been feeling really poorly as he has complicating health issues throughout his digestive track. He's probably lost 30…
Mother has Glioblastoma Multiforme/Daughter Needs Advice
My mother was diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme in May of 2014. While the tumor could not be removed (too deep), they treated her wtih the standard protocol of chemo and radiation all last summer. Radiation was for three months, then the chemo pill continued for 10 months. She has responded very well, got her language…
Afraid all the time
i feel like I am in constant fear! My husband had stage IIIB breast cancer 12 years ago, then 7 years ago my 11 year old son was diagnosed with a golf ball size tumor of a liposarcoma in his throat and now at the age of 19, another liposarcoma has been found at the base of his tongue. My husband and son are doing well, but…
Terminal diagnosis has caused irrational behavior
I'm exhausted and at my end. My husband was diagnosed with Renal Cell three years ago. I was unemployed at the time and he was working. We juiced daily and after 7 mo this of chemo he beat it. I was working three jobs by this time and he was unemployed. In the following 21/2 years, it came back with a vengeance. No one…
Caregiver for Oligodendroglioma - need an idea of what to expect and resources
My husband was diagnosed with an oligodendroglioma in Feb 2014. He went through radiation and the tumor shrunk. In January 2015, it came back with a vengance and the doctors started him on Temodar. As of June 2015, the MRI shows no new tumor growth and any radiation neurocrosis has cleared up. However, two weeks ago my…
Losing my mind
Hi, I'm new here. I know I'll probably be the bad daughter here after people read this. I am on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I have a shaky marriage, 2 toddlers, and work part time, in addition to being responsible (somewhat) for my mother who is receiving chemo. My family of 4 and 2 dogs live in a 2 bedroom apartment…
Son has pancreatic cancer
My son is 41 years old and has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer - non operable. I have read all that I can find about this cancer and know that survival rate is extremely low. He has declined chemo and radiation - he went through chemo 2 years ago for renal cancer (in remission) and does not want to go through that…
my story
Hello Everyone! Well.. where to start... a year ago my dad started complaining about pain in his rear end when he sat. He said he has been going to doctors for months and they all said it was hemmrhoids. In November 2014 my parents told me my dad had cancer. At that point they were not sure what kind yet, but the surgeon…
How to make my family understand...
My Mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 NHL in March. I have a two brothers, but neither of them live at home... so it's just me, my mom and my dad. My dad has a hard time dealing with it. He is very stubborn. His way of "dealing with it" is to pretend it's not happening... (he'll get mad at her if the kitchen is dirty on a day…
How to help my father
My mother was diagnosed 4 years ago, and has been in treatment for the entire period. Up until recently things were going well, but in the past few weeks her condition has deteriorated. My father has become depressed and is in treatment with both a psychiatrist and a pschologist, but he is still very much suffering. I am…
My Brother has Stage 4 Brain Cancer
Good Morning, I guess I need a little emotional support this morning. I'm feeling weepy after spending the holiday weekend with my family and witnessing a major change in my brother. We are in year two since my Brother's diagnosis of Glio Blastoma. His doctors said it's extremely rare in adults. He has had two brain…
wish I knew
I wish I knew about this forum a year ago. I am 30 years old. My dad died august 29 2014. Prostate cancer.... he was 53. It was always me and him. My mother left when I was 5 and died 6 years ago... my dad got diagnosed in june 2013. By the time we found it the cancer had already spread to all bones from knees up.... he…
End of my Rope
Hi all. I know I may have no right to post here, I've only been a caregiver since October of 2013. My wife had Invasive Ductal Carcinoma and underwent 16 rounds of aggressive chemo. She opted for a bilateral mastectomy, and when final pathology report came back she was HER-2 positive. That meant another year of treatment,…
May I vent? Mother in Law is driving me nuts!
May I rant? I really need to vent. I am finding myself getting increasingly frustrated with my mother in law. She is my co-cargiver and is very involved in my husband’s care. She is an amazing woman and I couldn’t do this without her. She is also driving me kinda nuts. Oh let me count the ways…. My husband has some pretty…
New to CSN wanting to meet others that have been on this journey.
Hi, I wanted to write a post introducing myself, and telling about the journey we have been on for the last 18 months. My name is Lisa, I am 45 and I am the primary care giver for my sister who is 57. My sister is battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia for the second time. She was first diagnosed on Jan 24, 2014, she underwent…
New here - advice on immunology
I'm new here. Last June my husband had 2 surgeries to remove a melanoma and lymph nodes from his side. After the 2nd surgery the biopsy was clear and his follow up PET scan in October was clear. Now, after his most recent PET scan, they see nodules on the bottom of his lung consistant with metastatic cancer. This Thursday…
New to this room, loss of spouse 7 months ago.
New to this group as of today. Spouse passed seven months ago with stomach cancer. Looking for support.
Trying to be supportive and objective, here...
Back in February, my father suffered a brain bleed which also led to the diagnosis of metastatic brain cancer (he had been fighting bladder cancer for the previous two years). My father was given a prognosis of approximately six months to live. There's nothing that can be done to combat this progression given the size of…
New to the forum, but 8 years so far as a caregiver
My wife of 37 years was diagnosed with cancer of the appendix 8 years ago. It has been a battle for sure but she is a tough one. She just spent the month of May in the hospital getting two colostomy bags. We have been home less than two weeks and still just getting used to things. I have become suzie homemaker. Doing just…
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Living alone during chemo
Hello everyone! I just joined you all today and have learned so much already--thank you! My mother is about to begin her first round of carboplatin & taxol and she lives alone. I'm trying to plan how much I should be with her in the coming weeks and months. Should I plan on spending the night for the first few nights after…
Divorce of cancer survivor
I am a cancer survivor. My spouse is filing for a divorce now. The diagnosis and treatment of the cancer were within the marriage period. Both of us are working now, but I am suffering from serious side effects of the radiochemotherapy treatments. It is very possible that I will lose my job due to the side effects of the…
my husband is dying...
Hi, My name is Fuchsia and I am caregiver to Rob. Rob has stage four chondrosarcoma that started in his thigh bone two years ago. He had surgery and was clear. But a year later it metasticised to his lungs. There was never any medical hope. Doing chemo was a longshot but he did it. It gave us more time but now that's done.…
Boyfriend just diagnosed with pancreatic stage 3
Hi, I'm twice divorced and thought I had just found a great partner, he's giving, he's strong, and he's fun and good with my kids. And suddenly, the diagnosis. Stage 3 pancreatic cancer, locally invasive, nonresectable right now. And I am not sure how involved to be. At first, through the diagnosis scare I was 100% there…
Mom has many medical issue beside cancer
My mom was diagnosed with Follicular Lymphoma in April and now amonth later she may have a more aggresive lymphoma, She has multiple conditions that is making her treatment conplcated. Afib, congestive heart failure, diabetes, artritis, dementia, and she is very weak and unable to walk with assistance, When she had her…
Help
Hi, I guess I'll just tell you how it is. I'm 23 with a 4 year old, I lost my husband to suicide May 13th 2012. I lost my dad to an accidental overdose April 18th 2008. My mom was diagnosed with Endrometrial cancer about three months ago and has had 3 chemo treatments and a CT scan this past Thursday. The cancer had spread…
Looking for help
Good Morning, My wife was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma in October of 2013. She went through 17 rounds of extensive chemo then opted for a double mastectomy. After the mastectomy the pathology report came back as being HER2 positive. We then started a year of herceptin treatments. As of today she has 6 more…

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