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My mum's dying........
My Mum was diagnosed with Stage IIIA gastroesophageal juction cancer mid Oct 2012 and is being treated the same as a gastric/stomach cancer. She had her entire stomach removed late October 2012 and it took her a month before she was discharged from hospital. We thought we'd almost lost her then as recovery from surgery was…
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to Vivian Lee
Vivian, Nobody wants to use much less see the word 'hospice' but please remember it is not only for end of life care. Most areas have a not-for-profit hospice group, as well as for profit ones your insurance may pay for. They are there to give advice and encouragement, information and support and many things a family…
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Words of Advice?
I'm new! My 57 yr old husband was diagnosed a month ago with Stage 4 Prostate cancer that has gone into his bones. He is currently receiving Lupron injections and taking Casodex, pain meds, and Flomax. I'm working on changing his diet to eat healthier but what are some words of advice you have to not only deal with his…
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Feeling tired, frustrated, ignored, and selfish
I guess I'm realizing I need to talk to other caregivers to get some perspective and encouragement, so here I am. My husband has rectal cancer (his dad died of it at age 54). He's had chemo and radiation, then surgery. Node positive, so off to some more aggressive chemo for four months. Some growths in lung are being…
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my husband
My husband is eaten up with this stuff.He has it on the brain,tonsils,lung,liver,stomach,wind pipe,tummy,pelvis.I take care of him in home.I Don't think he has much longer.He gets sicker by the day.I have trouble getting him to eat.I dont know what else to do.If anyone can help me with some ideas i would welcome it.
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Cindysuetoyou
Dear Cindy: Just checking in to see how you are coping. I am still hanging in and still crying periodically when I remember my daughter's journey. Hope you are beginning to heal.
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Having a little internal struggle with myself...
I'm 22 and I'm pretty much my moms only caregiver. I DO have 3 other siblings, but 1 is in NJ with no intention of coming to help, 1 is in NY with no intention of coming to help, and the other is in FL and just doesn't want to help, however she HAS visited once. My fiance has been fantastic and doing the most he can, but…
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Daughter torn between cancer mom and husband abroad
Hi all, I'm new to this site and I'm really new at telling people about my problems... but here goes! (I apologize for the lengthy post. I wanted to be as concise as possible but it's a really long story to begin with) My husband and I were working as researchers in Korea. We were in our third month there (two months into…
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Finally at peace
My husband Louie is finally at peace. He fought a good fight for 13 months but in the end his cancer won the battle. The last few weeks / days were so hard. Seeing him slip away a little more each day. He knows I was with him at the end and I did all I could to help and protect him. As the nuns at hospice said to me "Lou's…
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Started Hospice today
Decided to get my mom started with hospice today, the people that came out were very nice and I really liked all that they had to say. My question for anyone that may know is how good is Hospice and did I make the right decision. My mom has basically stage 4 lung cancer and she took two rounds of chemo. The chemo was…
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Please, God, help me be strong until the end
I cry so much. My heart is so broken all the time. All these years (3 1/2 of them) I fought so hard and I amazed everyone I knew with my strength, with my fight fight fight, believe we could win attitude. Now I'm just so weak that I can't talk to anyone without crying. I go in David's room every two hours and change his…
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CINDYSUETOYOU---PLEASE READ
Dear Cindy: My heart is already broken and after reading your posts it breaks a million more times. I feel your pain and I know exactly what you went through and what you are going through now. My daughter was dx with blood cancer one year ago and the situation was the same as David. I did everything, she was in remission…
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Bone marrow transplant caregiver
My mom had a allogenic bone marrow transplant in September. We have been staying about an hour from home for the last two months to be close to the Dr. and cancer center. She is sleeping all the time and I have to push her to eat anything and to take her pills which there are a lot of. I am constantly worried about every…
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Breast cancer survivor,wife
My wife was diagnosed 6 years ago. Went through chemo and rad and has done well . She just had 2 swollen lymph nodes taken out near her collarbone Monday. We won't know till fri the results. Blood work good, no symptoms. She is and so am I a mess that it has reared it's ugly head again.stress is unbearable.
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A daughter who takes care of Mom without any help
Good Evening All...I'm new to this board. Was wandering how everyone does what we do? I'm SO stressed with everything and its getting harder and harder for shes in the hospital for the second time in 3 months and we have been here for a week now. I'm one of 5 kids but only 2 live in state and I AM the only one that does…
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Cancer RECOVERY leading to divorce...
I am a devoted husband of 14 years. We have had a VERY, VERY happy marriage. My wife battled breast cancer throughout almost all of 2011 and into 2012. I battled it with her, every step of the way. I cared for her like she was the only thing in my life. I went to nearly every single appointment and all 16 chemo rounds and…
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Widowhood
I have not been on this site for quite some time. It has been 7 mos. since losing my husband to Liver Cancer. So much has happened since but not a day goes by that I don't wish he were here with me. We would have been married 40 years which seems like to long ago yet just like yesterday. I was only 17 when I met him and…
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"Cancer is curable Now" film can be watched online for free - have you seen it?
The documentary film called "Cancer is curable Now" is all about integrative treatments and has the top holistic doctors being interviewed. It can be watched online for free at the moment up until 24th December. Has anyone else seen this yet? http://www.canceriscurablenow.tv/ Danielle
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Lisha
Hello my name is Cathy, my beautiful daughter Lisha just died this last friday of signet ring cancer. I dont know if this is the right website for me but I am heartbroken and need to talk to people who have been through this. Please let me know if I have the wrong site. Cathy Blackbear
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Donations
Has anyone here tried to raise money for their loved one while they're going through cancer and its treatments? I set up a site for my mom and wanted to know if anyone has had any success with fundraising, and if so how can I go about trying to raise more money for my mom's medical expenses?
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she was okay wth decadron
The doctors have weened my mom off decadron-she has lung cancer with brain mets. Stage 4. She was okay before..yes she was a bundle of energy and she ate alot but this was better than the alternative before brain surgery-couldn't talk..no balance..incontinent. Now mom is sick-she didn't get out of bed today, didn't…
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Anyone a spouse or partner of someone going through chemo right now?
My husband has stage 4 colon cancer and just started his 6 mo Folfox chemo regimen. He's only 30 years old. I'm looking for someone to chat with about coping with having a loved one going through this.
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So tired
I am so very stressed and just looking to vent. My husband has Stage IV oropharyngeal cancer and has been doing radiation treatments. He has been unable to start his chemotherapy due to setbacks with health. He has been hospitalized after losing 50 pounds and having hypercalcemia. Today we found out he has either multiple…
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Weening off of steroids to let loved one go
Talked to my wife's doctor over the phone today (he wants me to check in with him once a week). My wife has been deterioriating after some short relief due to radiation. Since she is no longer improving, and her days are sad and miserable, her doctor told me to take her off steroids (decadron). He said the steroids are…
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How do I do this
So I know my husband is dying, I'm shocked by how fast this seems to have come. He was so healthy for the past three years, handled the chemo so well, I told myself I wasn't hoping for a cure, but obviously I was hoping for something of that nature. He doesn't want anymore treatment, not that there is anything left anyway.…
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Don't know if I can do this again
In the last four years, my father has had cancer of the throat, twice, the last one resulting In the loss of his voice box. During this time, his wife and my stepmom developed lung cancer. As was their wishes, we didn't talk much about it, but there were many nights in the ER, appointments, and my father who has always…
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New on this board with question
Hello all -- I am new on this board. I am the primary caregiver for my mother who has stage 4 lung cancer. She went through chemo treatments and 2 drugs but her cancer has continued to grow and has now spread to her liver. She's presently at my house with hospice care. She was in the inpatient facility last week for…
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Keep an open mind......
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Now the ride really starts
Hello everyone. This past Tuesday (the 16th) I got home from work and found my husband in respiratory distress. He had been having mild difficulties breathing, but that night was the worst. It terrified both of us so much so that I ended up calling the ambulance for him. It took 10 minutes for the EMT's to stabilize him…