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    • User: "2fools4life"

      questions about symptoms

      my 39 year old husband has been having all kinds of problems and it seems as though the drs just keep pushing him off on another dr his grandfather passed first he had hip cancer then somewhere in his…
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      Started by 2fools4life
      Most recent by 2fools4life
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    • User: "david54"

      Ankle Fracture

      I have been my wife’s caregiver for the past 18 months. Yesterday I was outside working in the yard and fell-fractured my distal fibula (AKA fractured ankle). My wife couldn’t hear me yell for assista…
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      Started by david54
      Most recent by david54
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    • User: "dropsofpain"

      Head above water...

      Where to begin…. Well my step father has lung cancer …. My mother-in-law also has lung cancer … each with different types … with different treatments … it has been quite the experience learning about …
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      7 comments
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      Started by dropsofpain
      Most recent by mizray
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    • User: "Quiet Wife"

      my husband is in denial

      My husband has just been diagnosed with throat cancer and I think he is in denial. He says he is not angry (I am very angry at the cancer) a little scared but he expects he will be all over in a littl…
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      Started by Quiet Wife
      Most recent by mizray
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    • User: "mellyb10"

      Just plain worn out

      My mother, who is only 58, is in the end stages of Squamish Cell Cancer of the vulva. My husband just finished getting his masters and is trying to find a teaching job and we have 3 year old triplets.…
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      Started by mellyb10
      Most recent by seaboy
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    • User: "akbetty"

      How do I help my husband cope with his anger?

      Has anyone else experienced this? My husband has reached a point where he has begun to lash out at people. It has only been directed at me once so far, but I can handle it. Other people just don't und…
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      5 comments
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      Started by akbetty
      Most recent by terato
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    • User: "momofsuperhero"

      Im new here and looking for friends

      I am a single mother of four beautiful children, one who is a cancer survivor. My son was diagnosed with ALL in 05 and is now cancer free! The last three years have been really hard and I am trying to…
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      8 comments
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      Started by momofsuperhero
      Most recent by terato
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    • User: "mel mel"

      Newbie here!

      hello everyone! I am Mel and I came here for comfort. The past few weeks, I have noticed isolation from family and friends. I feel like no one understands what I am going through. My husband has been …
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      18 comments
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      Started by mel mel
      Most recent by mel mel
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    • User: "hopeful36"

      Sex and Cancer

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      15 comments
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      Started by hopeful36
      Most recent by hopeful36
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    • User: "mymanisafighter"

      Overwhelmed and looking for help!!

      My boyfriend is from Italy and was visiting me in the States when we discovered a large bump near his armpit. He was diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma and was told he needed to start treatment immedia…
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      1 comments
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      Started by mymanisafighter
      Most recent by green50
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    • User: "mdrmbj"

      what do I do now

      My husband has stage 4 matastic colon cancer. He has been going thru treatment since Oct. 6 monthes of chemo and 5 weeks of raditation. Now they are going back to chemo because of new tumors on his li…
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      5 comments
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      Started by mdrmbj
      Most recent by slickwilly
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    • User: "tjhay"

      cell phone help for fee

      if you are taking care of someone who needs a cell phone check out safelink.com they gave me a free phone with 68 free mins every month for emergency. this is a great thing that helps those that cant …
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      1 comments
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      Started by tjhay
      Most recent by RE
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    • User: "Mischelle"

      Liposarcoma patient caregiver

      Dont really know what to say so I will get straight to the point....Karen has Liposarcoma. She was diagnosed in 1998, they supposedly got it all (was in her upper thigh), she became disabled in 1999, …
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      1 comments
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      Started by Mischelle
      Most recent by slickwilly
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    • User: "linbur"

      connecting with hospice

      My husband is in the end stages of nsclc. I think it is time to get hospice involved with his care. He is very reluctant to let this happen. We have actually had an interview with them and they won't …
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      4 comments
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      Started by linbur
      Most recent by Pitapocket
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    • User: "Roxanne_"

      I don't know what to do

      I am new to this sort of thing. I guess I am just reaching out. There has to be someone else out there like me. My sister has cancer. She is just getting prepped for chemo. A portacath?? The lingo is …
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      8 comments
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      Started by Roxanne_
      Most recent by Roxanne_
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    • User: "Sunflower"

      Normal?

      As I've said in a previos post, my husband has stage IV Colon Cancer,and yesterday we signed up with Hospice. He's on some new meds, and today we went to the hospital for a blood transfusion, and he r…
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      2 comments
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      Started by Sunflower
      Most recent by Arniezwife
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    • User: "lucy11"

      pancreatic cancer

      My husband was diagnosed Feb.13th, 2008. I would like to talk with other wives whose husbands have pancreatic cancer. My husband is 55 years old and we have a 14 year old daughter. I am very frightene…
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      5 comments
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      Started by lucy11
      Most recent by concerneddaughter
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    • User: "david54"

      Denial

      I am not sure how to share this so I will try to present it as specifically as possible. My wife has stage 4 colon cancer. She has been on chemotherapy since December 07, Folfox and now Folfiri. Her l…
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      3 comments
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      Started by david54
      Most recent by lindaprocopio
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    • User: "akbetty"

      Does anyone else ever feel ashamed when they get overwhelmed?

      I am new here. My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer on May 1, 2007. We have had many ups and downs along the way, but I have to admit that things are taking their toll on me now. He has b…
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      12 comments
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      Started by akbetty
      Most recent by hollyberry
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    • User: "Nena"

      crying doesn't mean I'm not strong

      Just about three years ago my father was diagnosed with colon cancer. Immediatley we were sent to do tests and scans and crazy stuff I'd never heard of. With in less than three months we was doing che…
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      2 comments
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      Started by Nena
      Most recent by lindaprocopio
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    • User: "david54"

      Traveling

      Hello-I am brand new here. Thank you for any words of encouragement, advice you can provide. My wife was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer in November 07. Mets to Liver and abdominal wall. She had F…
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      4 comments
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      Started by david54
      Most recent by david54
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    • User: "glasus"

      finances

      Hi, I am new here, but my wife has been in for treatment for stage 1v lung cancer. She was given a complete response to treatment, but now it has moved to her bone and they are doing radiation.The Dr …
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      13 comments
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      Started by glasus
      Most recent by green50
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    • User: "AA4DF"

      Drugging the fear and pain away

      People, I'm not strong. My wife, the patient, handles this many, many times better than I do. All at once, I have my wife's old breast cancer come back, matasasized (sp?) into lung cancer. At the same…
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      1 comments
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      Started by AA4DF
      Most recent by Cindy54
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    • User: "YellowsMom"

      How Did We Get Here?

      2 1/2 months ago my daughter was a typical 18 year old stretching her wings and her independence, going to school, working and partying with her friends. Now she's waiting for her hair to fall out, he…
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      4 comments
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      Started by YellowsMom
      Most recent by green50
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    • User: "rytngal"

      new here

      I'm desperate for contact with other caregivers. I feel like either screaming or crying I'm so confused. My husband was diagnosed with lung cancer in September and started chemo Oct. 6. He had a bad r…
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      5 comments
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      Started by rytngal
      Most recent by slickwilly
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    • User: "Andrea W"

      Another tired and frustrated newbie

      Hi Everyone: I am a new member and happy to have somewhere to connect to other caregivers. My mom has stage 4 cervical with mets to liver, lung and spleen. She is currently undergoing chemo for a seco…
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      3 comments
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      Started by Andrea W
      Most recent by missingmyfriend
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    • User: "Sunflower"

      I'm new here

      I've been a member since last year, but I haven't been an active participant until now...I don't even know where to start...I guess I'm just looking for support and friendship from other people in my …
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      17 comments
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      Started by Sunflower
      Most recent by green50
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    • User: "wstexgirl"

      chemobrain

      I hate that term but thats what they called it at the hospital...anyone know if its permanent or will it go away?
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      3 comments
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      Started by wstexgirl
      Most recent by green50
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    • User: "Bluestar"

      feeling so lonely

      March 5, 2009 Hello, my name is Heather and my husband had postate cancer at age 45. The surgery was no problem. He was singing to the nurses the next day. (not so much a good thing :o ) PSA kept risi…
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      8 comments
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      Started by Bluestar
      Most recent by Sunflower
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    • User: "fl03"

      husbands cancer has traveled to his brain, questions

      HI NEW ON HERE, JUST RECENTLY HUSBANDS CANCER HAS GONE TO HIS BRAIN, HE HAD A RETURN OF MELANOMA FROM 8 YEARS AGO THAT WENT TO HIS LYMTH NODES, AND BACK, TUMORS GROWING DAILY, NOT ABLE TO REMOVED DUE …
      45 views
      8 comments
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      Started by fl03
      Most recent by green50
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