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My mom passed away Mothers Day weekend
Although I wasn't a member of this board for long, I wanted to post that my mom passed away Saturday May 8th from lung cancer. The last 3 months since her diagnosis have been such a rollercoaster that I am trying to take comfort in the fact she is at peace. However it doesn't fill the void in my heart. We have always…
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Sharply criticized for disclosing cancer in Landlord forum, is this a no no?
I would appreciate your thoughts on this. I was posting to an online landlord/tenant forum late at night when I couldn't sleep, and I was trying to explain how my tenants have destroyed my house under my nose. I made a very brief reference to going through chemo and radiation and not being on top of my game as a landlord.…
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Supporting your supporters?
Hello everyone, I'm Sue and I'm new here. I was DX with lung cancer 2 weeks ago and I'm still waiting to see an oncologist , that will happen this week. So of course I've been on pins and needles waiting to hear just where I stand in this upcoming battle. My question is this, do any of you find yourselves having to spend…
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Possible to do the right thing and feel sad?
Don died April 13th. I'm gradually making changes in the house. I realize I'm doing it partly to get the memories of his youngest daughter out of the house and partly because in a small way it's a way of taking control of my life in spite of the continuing threat she poses to me. If you have to live behind locked doors, at…
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Gastric Cancer
Some please help me..... My BEAUTIFUL MOTHER(best friend) is really not doing well after her first chemo treatment. She gets her 2nd one tomorrow. I can't get her to eat anything. Could someone give me any suggestions PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! I am in desperate need of help. My 3 sisters and I have tried everything but she just…
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Is this guilt feeling normal.
Well its been nearly 2 weeks since my mom passed away. A little background the journey for us began when she went to the hospital with back pain in Feb 2010. After an xray they noticed an 8cm mass in her lung (probaby would have been detected earlier but mom rarely went to a dr). She had a CT scan and a biopsy. We were set…
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ONTARIO CANADA CANCER ISSUES - ONLINE MEETING JUNE 3, 2010
Just wanted to let you know that on the Caring Voices site that originates from Princess Margaret Cancer Hospital in Toronto Canada there will be a meeting with the CEO of Cancer Care Ontario on June 3, 2010 at 7:30pm running til 9. The meeting will be to get input on issues that concern the state of cancer care in Ontario…
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music therapy
Music helps a lot of people to get through bad situations and pain. It helped my grandmother who suffered intestinal cancer as well. Whether it's just songs you listen to or music you play on your on, there are so many ways to help your soul. Does or did music help you through your cancer process? What were the changes?…
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Tired of trying to stay one step ahead of the monster
HI All, I know that most of you have really been through worse. I probably seem like a whiner. My back ground is that I am 57, and my youngest is 30 now. My family of origin's leading cause of death is cancer. My parents both but most importantly, my mother worked in X-ray when she became pregnant with me and through my…
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Worrying about test results
Quick background: I am a 62 year old male 18 year synovial sarcoma survivor. The tumor appeared under my left arm and grew to 10cm before they could stop the growth with radiation. Due to the size of the tumor I was given a 10% chance of surviving. The cancer cost me my left arm at the shoulder, but thanks be to God they…
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Donating Airlines miles or help
My sister has just been diagnosed with stage4 squarmos cell carcinoma nslc.She will be doing chemo,taxotere,carbopapin 3hrs a day 3 week intervals.She is having problems with her breathing, can't sleep laying down,body is aching. The mass is behind her heart, so surgery is not an option.Her family lives in another…
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Good emotional support for an emotional supporter?
Hi everyone. Like many of you, my partner means the world to me. Her father has just been diagnosed with cancer after 6 years of being free of prostate cancer. I know so little about cancer, but I do know a second appearance is quite damning. I want to be the best partner I can be for her. It seems there are buckets of…
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Gist (Gastro Intestinal Stromal Tumors) Cancer
Does anyone on here have this? What meds are you taking and how long have you had it? I was diagnosed in 2007. Took 400mg Gleevec then 800mg. Cancer is growing again, now i have to start Sutent 50mg. I will start on Wednesday. I would like to visit with someone who has the same cancer as i do. Thank you. Evie
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To Those Who Need Support
My name is Kat and I am 24 years old. I was diagnosed with A.L.L when I was 4 years old and I went into remission when I was 10. Though I was young I remember everything I went through from being diagnosed, through my chemo and treatments, all the way into my remission. From spinal taps, to leg shots, from watching friends…
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I KNOW ITS TIME WHEN......
I KNOW ITS TIME WHEN...... Its 3:00am and my pillow case is filled with tears I finally fall asleep & my thoughts & dreams are inseparable from the brave souls fighting cancer I spend a weekend in a local hospital for physical & emotional exhaustion I’m told I’ve been diagnosed with “Situational” depression” I prefer to be…
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hello all
today is sad today is the day i will leave my friends this is the day i move on the day everything will change. i can say i will miss my friends my family and everyone i know i will miss all the fun we used to have in the pool the sunny days. oh how i remember the times we would run off for the weekend leaving nothing…
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Second time around as caregiver, having trouble coping this time
I hope long posts are acceptable here. I really need some coping advise and don't know how short I can make this initial post. Please bear with me, just this once. This is my second time around as primary caregiver for a loved one as we face the final stages of cancer at home with hospice care. First time was with my…
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My mother
I lost my mother to colon cancer 2 weeks ago. I am having such a hard time dealing with it. She lived with me for 8 years. I was also her primary caregiver and she wanted to die at home so it was nice to have the days to let her know how much we loved her but so hard watching her die. She is now in a better place and not…
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A new view of strong
Friends of mine sent this to me. It has helped me a lot. I often felt upset or annoyed or simply tired and inadequate when people told me I was strong. Hope this helps you if you feel that way. A Strong Woman vs A Woman of Strength A strong woman works out everyday to keep her body in shape… But a woman of strength builds…
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please help re mood swings
hi everyone, im here because i dont know where else to go for help. i met a man 3 months ago, it was love at first sight for both of us and we have been so close,until this weeekend, he is a cancer survivor .bladder cancer he was the most outgoing funny loving romantic man ive ever met ,and i was wrapped up in this new…
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Suggestons for gifts
Don died on April 13th. That was the day after the oldest daughter's birthday so it's been a tough time for her. His son is the next child down and can get emotional about it, too. (We're not discussing the younger two girls here. They're not speaking to me and I seriously doubt if they miss Don in a real way. I think they…
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Funding for non-essential "entertainment" for cancer patient
Hello all, My very good friend, Tiffany, has had a relapse of Hodgins Lymphoma and one of her few requests is to acquire a new MacBook on which to entertain herself while undergoing much longer sessions of chemo and days in the hospital, not to mention weeks while having her stem cells harvested. I am wondering if anyone…
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What They Say -vs- What They Really Mean
They say - You are so strong ! (or) You will need to stay strong ! They mean - You will have to do this by yourself. --------------------------------------------------------- They say - Call if you need anything. They mean - I will come if it is a dire emergency and only if you can reach me in person and not my voice mail.…
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15 and struggling
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 to 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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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO THOSE WHO SURVIVED AND TO THOSE WHO DID NOT
A Happy Mother's Day to all the survivors on this site and all the ones we have lost - never gone in our memories and our hearts. Celebratory times like this bring on a flurry of emotions too numerous to mention here not only in ourselves as survivors but in our caregivers, friends and children alike. A day for reflection…
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still here
Hi I am stiLl here . Has been relly hard past few montths I still here not supposd be accordng to doctors. Things has been progressng. I just feeling lonely soi thought see if I could find support. I doesn't type well anymore but would love to maybe find some poeppl toemail. Thanks for listnng.
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CSN CHAT IS BACK UP!
CHECK IT OUT...LOTS OF NEW TOYS TO PLAY WITH!
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CSN Chat Service to be back up Today or Tomorrow
From: greta greer on behalf of CSNCommunity.Specialist@cancer.org Sent: Thu 5/06/10 8:38 AM To: steve zabel Hi Steve, The IT folks have decided to go ahead an launch the new chat so we'll see what the "real world" experience is. They plan to launch today or tomorrow. The new chat is also a Java-based application so people…
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mood swings./helping someone
i have a question nad I hope someone can answer some of my questions , first I would like to know if someone that has been throught what i am having . i recently lost a dear friend who had stage 4 of cancer and just yesterday i was coming back from shopping and saw her son and asked him how was his mother was and he told…
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I was doing well handling everything until this last week.
I was doing well handling everything until this last week. Week before last we got positive news on my sons cancer and how it is reacting to the chemo so was doing real well, then this week I read on Facebook that someone I went to school with lost her daughter to cancer, man that just hit way too close to home. I almost…