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    • User: "CanadaSue"

      Happy Thanksgiving

      This coming Monday is Thanksgiving here in Canada, I have much to be thankful for: My DH was dx'd with stage IV colon cancer almost five years ago: He was given 2 years at dx and had managed to hang o…
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    • User: "Luv2lunch"

      Hi, I'm new

      Hi everyone. I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm new to this site. I have been on the colorectal site for a few months. I originally went on it to ask a question about my Moms colostomy bag and to …
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      Started by Luv2lunch
      Most recent by Luv2lunch
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    • User: "mswijiknyc"

      Terrified

      My husband had surgery to remove his tumor 1 Octber 2010 which meant a complete laryngectomy. He has a stoma and for the past week has had two drainage tubes, one on each side of his neck (I call them…
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      Started by mswijiknyc
      Most recent by Luv2lunch
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    • User: "cher8871"

      a terrible thought

      my dad's main complaint is his vision and balance issues....i had a horrible thought last night....what if his cancer goes into remission and he still has to walk with a walker and can't see well?? oh…
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      Started by cher8871
      Most recent by grandmafay
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    • User: "KinzieK"

      My dad is a very difficult patient

      My dad has Stage IV pancreatic vs Gallbladder cancer. Unresectable. The big issue now is that he REFUSES to alter his eating habits to accomodate his digestive problems. He insists on eating like he's…
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      Started by KinzieK
      Most recent by mswijiknyc
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    • User: "kimmygarland"

      Oh Boy - He's Getting Better

      Praise the Lord and pass the biscuits!! Bob is getting better. The last couple of days he seems to have turned some sort of corner. He is still very, very weak and has a long way to go but feels well …
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      Started by kimmygarland
      Most recent by zinniemay
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    • User: "tina dasilva"

      stage4

      im a caregiver for my husdband who has stage4 liver colon cancer i dont know how to do all of this and is there any caregiver out there that knows of anyone who has won with this satge of cancer .
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      Started by tina dasilva
      Most recent by jenene
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    • User: "Carrie King"

      Don't get discouraged

      Almost 7 months after this tumor reared it's ugly head, after being initially told it was in-operable, after 2 craniotomies, 1 infection surgery and 1 bone flap removal, after 8 weeks of a Picc Line, …
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      Started by Carrie King
      Most recent by rankind
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    • User: "Pennymac02"

      Rollercoaster!

      Well, last week was full of the wonderfulness of cancer. A trip to the ER,my car got towed while at the hospital, a one day hospital stay, my neighbors tree fell on my porch during a storm, an advance…
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      Started by Pennymac02
      Most recent by kimmygarland
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    • User: "Noellesmom"

      Just plain tired

      There's nothing really unnerving or spectacular about where we are in our journey with Jim's cancer. I am just plain old worn out. He's finished his treatments, had (good) preliminary checkups with bo…
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      Started by Noellesmom
      Most recent by Noellesmom
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    • User: "Carrie King"

      Preparing

      Tomorrow my husband will be having his first MRI (been 3 months) since his bone flap removal. At that time the tumor was 5mm (down from 4.8cm). We will find out the results on Wednesday. So many emoti…
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      5 comments
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      Started by Carrie King
      Most recent by grandmafay
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    • User: "Carrie King"

      Consumed

      Consumed -- that is exactly how I feel and I am not even the one with the brain tumor. My whole life has been surrounded by it -- my Godfather died at age 24, uncle age 45 and Godmother at age 56. I h…
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      Started by Carrie King
      Most recent by cancersupport1
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    • User: "davexx"

      The day the music died.

      My wonderful wife of 52 years passed at 08:46 today.What a fighter but she went peacefully.See you in Heaven Babe,Love dave
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      Started by davexx
      Most recent by karenbeth
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    • User: "kimmygarland"

      Came Home for Hospital Today!

      Much to our surprise, Bob was released from the hospital today, only six days post-op. Originally told 7-10 day hospital stay but docs say he is doing so well, they kicked him out. He came home with a…
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      24 comments
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      Started by kimmygarland
      Most recent by zinniemay
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    • User: "Pennymac02"

      Frustration!!!

      Ugh. We had an argument last night because he is refusing to leave maessages when he calls the doctors office, and is angry that he can't get thru to speak to a person. (Veterans Affairs)So I told him…
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      Started by Pennymac02
      Most recent by kimmygarland
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    • User: "Mrsbourceforce"

      Feeling kind of numb

      Hey all, I have been thinking about you all and hoping you are doing ok. My husband has Liposarcoma in his leg.. I posted before, but we went to Roswell Park in Buffalo to meet with a Sarcoma speciali…
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      Started by Mrsbourceforce
      Most recent by AnnaLeigh
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    • User: "cmd1980"

      New to all of this...

      My fiance was diagnosed with testicular cancer 18 months ago and after having surgery was deemed "cancer free". He continued with his regulary scheduled follow up appointments and we recently found ou…
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      Started by cmd1980
      Most recent by Tina Blondek
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    • User: "davexx"

      Chat.are you using it?

      davexx Posts: 25 Joined: Sep 2010 September 27, 2010 - 9:08am I would think more people would be on thruout the nite.When your up and alone it's a good way to get a quicl response.I,m sure there are p…
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      2 comments
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      Started by davexx
      Most recent by Tina Blondek
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    • User: "Ella02"

      Lung cancer

      Hi, I am new to the site. I found this website very interesting. I thought I was the only one (well you know what I mean) going through the hard times as a caregiver. I am taking care of my Mom. She h…
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      Started by Ella02
      Most recent by Ella02
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    • User: "lovingwifedeb"

      Acceptance

      I've been working real hard to find this in my life lately. The feelings that come with it pass through me in great waves and there are days that I find myself kneeling on the floor with deep emotion.…
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      Started by lovingwifedeb
      Most recent by kimmygarland
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    • User: "Donnanva"

      Horrible Guilt Justified?

      Hi. I posted this in the lung cancer topic but realized I probably should have put it here in the caregivers group. Hi. I'm new here and have met some of you in chat. You all are so encouraging and ge…
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      21 comments
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      Started by Donnanva
      Most recent by grandmafay
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    • User: "zinniemay"

      funk day

      ever have one of what I call funk days, well this is mine and I hope I don't have them to much. Like everything around me I just can't get into it. Cooking , Cleaning (With O.C.D) not a good thing. Hu…
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      13 comments
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      Started by zinniemay
      Most recent by zinniemay
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    • User: "jess2010"

      How to cheer up my depressed family and myself?

      Dear all, Before we found out that my mum has cancer, my family had always been depressive. We are all loners. Have no friends. Stay home all the time. My dad has always been abusive, and my mum never…
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      Started by jess2010
      Most recent by jess2010
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    • User: "davexx"

      How do you handle it?

      Was told by hospice today my wonderful wife of 52 years has days to hours left.She hasn't eaten in 2 weeks.Trying to keep her comfortable.That's all we can do.I still can't beleive this day has come.D…
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      Started by davexx
      Most recent by kimmygarland
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    • User: "davexx"

      Caregivers using baby room monitors.

      I have onlyy been a caregiver a little over 2 weeks,1 of the first things I did was by a baby room monitor so I could hear my wife call. I went thru several and they all had a lot of static etc.I fian…
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      Started by davexx
      Most recent by kimmygarland
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    • User: "Tina Blondek"

      Needed Prayer For My Mom

      Hello fellow caregivers, Most of you know me here from being a caregiver for my dad. Now it is my mom's turn. She has been diagnosed with a leaking heart valve, and P A D. P A D is peripheral artery d…
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      Started by Tina Blondek
      Most recent by Tina Blondek
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    • User: "skipper85"

      Husband is a horrible patient

      My husband finished treatment for Stage IV throat cancer. He also had a melanoma removed. Now he has to decide whether to have surgery or not for non-small cell lung cancer. I try to talk with him abo…
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      9 comments
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      Started by skipper85
      Most recent by KinzieK
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    • User: "TBOB"

      TWILIGHT ZONE

      HI EVERYONE! I'M ONLY THREE WEEKS INTO THIS JOURNEY AND AT TIMES I FEEL LIKE I'M HURLING THROUGH SPACE AT LIGHTENING SPEED AND AT OTHERS TIMES JUST FLOATING AIMLESSLY. MY HUSBAND HAS BOT CANCER BUT ST…
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      9 comments
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      Started by TBOB
      Most recent by TBOB
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    • User: "luz del lago"

      2 down, 8 more to go

      Today was the second day of brain radiation. So far, so good. My hubby has been blessed with no side-effects, just a slight headache early this evening, which was handled with Tylenol. To kick-off the…
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      4 comments
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      Started by luz del lago
      Most recent by lovingwifedeb
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    • User: "Pennymac02"

      More Tests

      Today: Blood tests, meeting with the oncologist, Tomorrow: Follow up CT scan to the embolization. We won't know the results of the scan until probably next week at the earliest. God, I dread going int…
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      7 comments
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      Started by Pennymac02
      Most recent by grandmafay
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