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Asparagus????
Has anyone ever heard of using purreed cooked asparagus as a Treatment in addition to chemo and rads? Sounds harmless enough,(2 teaspoons of the purree in the am and two in the pm) , but has anyone tried it? I received an article via email from a friend and just thought I'd ask.
Young Caregivers?
I am 15 and my mom was diagnosed with Brain Cancer 10 months ago. It has really been hard on me, since my mom has always ment the world for me. I have been struggling with a lot of changes and been going through depression. I don't know if anyone, maybe around my age, can relate to me, but I have been feeling really alone…
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My husband was diagnosed in December, 2009 with stage three lung cancer which metasisized to the brain and is now stage 4 in both lungs. He has never been in a hospital, was in great health and is not a good patient at all. He has received chemo and radiation and was put on steroids which caused diabetes and a lot of other…
End-of-Life Care for Stage 4 Lung CA
My brother was diagnosed three weeks ago, very late in the disease process, with Stage 4 lung cancer. He has schizophrenia, as well as cancer. We just moved him from the hospital to a nursing home. At least one family member visits him every day. Usually more than one family member visits each day, and we try to go at…
please let me know is the ingredients I use to make in my soaps will be allowed to be used
My brother is going through chemo and rad. He finished 6 weeks and is beginning another round this week. he said his doctor told him to use only Ivory soap. I have a small business and have been in business for 4 years making high quality homemade soap. Many are all natural and a few with goats milk without scent. I want…
Feeling Guilty
My husband and I went to get the results of his latest CAT scan. It was the three year check up after colon cancer surgery and 30 weeks of chemo. The chemo changed him, it aged him and he really never recovered fully. He is 62. We were blindsided when the doctor said there is a mass in his abdomen at the surgery site that…
New to this, Mom just Diagnosed stage 3b lung cancer
I guess i'm still numb. My youthful 70 year old mother has cancer. She appears to be fine right now except for the blood she coughs up daily. I know this will not always be the case. We just got her diagnosis yesterday so we have alot more tests to go thru before we can start any kind of treatment. Surgery is not an option…
Can't Cope Anymore!
I am a 33 year old caregiver to my husband who has stage IV kidney cancer. We have 3 small children and have been married 11 years. My husband's first surgery to remove his tumor and kidney was over 5 years ago. Since then we have endured several surgeries and chemo therapies. Currently he is taking Nexavar an doesn't seem…
feeling really selfish...
Two years ago, my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and with a single operation, she was cured of it. No radiation or chemotherapy needed. It was a miracle. This past June she was diagnosed with breast cancer with lymph node involvement. This required many surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, and now arimadex. My…
My Mom is gone
After a year long battle with uterine cancer, my Mom passed away yesterday afternoon at 3:15. She was not alone when she died. My husband was with me at the time along with my brother and sister in law. My cousins were also there to see her pass. It is a sad and difficult time. I love her so much and miss her dearly. No…
how to cope with being a caregiver and seeing your loved one in pain??
hi...my 65 year old mom has GBM stage 4 brain cancer..i have been her caregiver since she was diagnosed in jan of this year...im a very strong woman.i have been strong though all this..but most recently i have just been feeling so sad all the time not for me but for her.....the last two months she has had problems with her…
My job prospects are quickly disappearing
I started graduate school a few months before my mom was diagnosed with brain cancer. I am her only child, she is unmarried, and has only one sister. So, the caregiving falls on me. She lives overseas, and we can pay for round-the-clock help. But, I want to be there for her emotionally. But, it also means that I cannot…
An update...
First off, thank you to everyone who replied to my earlier post under "My mom attacked..." At her doctor's appointment she was more cognizant than she has been for a few days, which was nice. However, she told her doctor that she didn't like hospice, in general, just because she felt it was invasive (to her privacy) and…
Thank you
Thank you all for your concern during these last few days of my Mom's battle with uterine cancer. I know this is not the time to think of me but I can't help but feel guilty that we argued before she went into the hospital. I kept insisting she be more active and she kept resisting. I thought she was stronger than she…
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Birthday
Today would have been Dales 49th birthday. I lost him in March to this god awful thing called cancer. My vent is all these people saying "celebrate the good things about his life" dont they have any idea that I feel like my insides are being ripped out of me right now. I miss him so bad that I really cant find it in me to…
Despirate for advice, mom has been in critical condition for nearly 2 months
Please accept my cry out for help. I have no where else to turn. I have exhausted all of my resources... I am completely at ends with this, and I just need good wholesome advice =\. I am the son [25 years old] of my mother [49 years old] and am currently tasked with making her medical decisions. My mom is a surviving…
Who treats the emotional well being?
While visiting my mom in the hospital last night her primary doctor came in to see her. My mom proceeded to tell her that she cries all night long. That her heart hurts and not physically but that it hurts for her daughers (myself and my sister) and for her grandson who have to take care of her and visit her daily. She…
cancer=life
Lately I feel like my whole life has been consumed by cancer. My mom was diagnosed 10 months ago, but lately it just seems like everything I do has to do with cancer. What good can cancer bring? Maybe the family closer together? I know for a fact it made me more patient with my mom. Everytime someone talks to me it is…
Caregiver having heart surgery: Should I tell the truth?
My mom was diagnosed with glioblastoma in January of 2010. She recently finished chemo and radio, and she is doing very well. She finished the therapy with no side effects (except for some mild hearing loss). She is exercising, keeps an active social schedule, and will return to work on Monday. For the first time since…
When the person with cancer declines services at home
My husband has brain cancer. His tumor is continuing to grow despite chemotherapy. He was receiving home care : physical therapy, occupational therapy and home health aide services, but when he got the news about the growth of the tumor he cancelled the services. He was supposed to start a new chemotherapy regime last…
Where to find people to help?
We are looking at all aspects of care for my mom as she undergoes chemo. Right now she is in the hospital but they will soon be releasing her. Its just my sister and I. We both work full time and I have a husband and a special needs child at home. We will be hiring a nurse/caregiver for the hours we are at work. So that…
Having a Tough Time
My Mom is 58 years old and was diagnosed with stage three multiple myeloma (most advanced stage for her type) at the end of January. March 2nd, she moved from MN to NC to live with us and get treatment. She left her job, home and community in order to come here and get treatment with a specialist at Duke. I am 28 years…
Cancer plus Dementia
This is my first post. I have read a lot of yours, though. My husband was diagnosed with stage iv lung cancer in November 2008. It was already in his brain and both lungs. He had whole brain radiation and 8 sessions of chemo. In July of 2009 he was hospitalized with pneumonia and renal failure. He was in the hospital for 3…
Is it time for Hospice?
I think the time may be drawing near to get hospice for my mom. What is the process and how does it get started?
Lung Cancer Treatment - Dimentia
Hello all, This past February/March, My 74 year old mother underwent two cycles of chemo to treat lung cancer. Shortly after the second cycle, her physical and mental state deteriorated very quickly. Within a week following her second cycle, she began exhibiting dimentia like behavior. She recently got out of the hospital…
destressed daugter
Hi. This is the first time on this network. I've read all of ur support and trial.My dad was diagnosis with tongue Cancer stage three and had spread to the neck. On July 2009, my father had two Massive Heart Attacks and was in a Coma for days. I arrived upon being notified, by that time I arrived to bedside he was awake…
Caregiver/survivor/caregiver-anybody else out there do both?
I'm sure that I'm not the only person to have done this. I was mom's primary caregiver during her whole 20+ year battle. She had thyroid cancer, ovarian, then metastasis to other areas. Dad was there but he's not a medical guy at all. Mom died in Dec 2003. I was diagnosed in May of 2004 with endometrial cancer. Luckily I…
her daddy
i have a question may-be some one can help me out. our daughter has hodgkins stage 2. i have come to accept this and in fact she is getting very good treatment and getting better. the question is that her dad has not talked about it. he has not even mentioned it to our other children. his best friend dosen't even know. i…

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