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Caregiver for husband
My husband has Myelodysplastic Syndrome which is a blood cancer. We have been married 47 years. He has turned into a totally different person. I cannot carry on a conversation with him. He never laughs. He talks to me like I am a dog. He cannot say anything nice to me. He has been given 1-3 years. I am dealing with his…
My 28 year-old daughter had to leave us13 years ago. It’s still so painful.
(I also posted this in a reply to a woman whose husband developed Wilms tumor) Hello, I am a retired physician; now in a second marriage, after my first wife of 38 years left 2 years after the death of our daughter, Miriam. Her departure was also devastating. Miriam was a freshman in high school, age 15, when she was…
My 22 yo daughter has cancer & long history of mental illness.
My daughter who has struggled with mental issues- depression, self harm, feelings of worthlessness, suicidal ideations etc, half her life, is now going through treatments for Hodgkin Lymphoma. As if life isn’t hard enough for her as it was. Can somebody please tell me how to cope? I too suffer with her. I feel like I’ve…
helping with funeral arrangements
My husband has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer which had spread to the brain and we had to remove the mass. He is in the stage 4 of cancer and it has pretty well taken over his body. He is currently going through chemo treatments but the dr is not very hopeful but that it will help relieve some of his pains. I am…
How can I help my dad?
My mama passed away a little over a month ago. Things are settling down. The fridge is no longer full of food that people brought by. We’ve all gone back to school or work. I worry about my dad. Do you have any advice about what I can do to help him? He’s “okay.” He’s functioning. I just want to know how to brighten his…
only children = orphan adults
I'm starting this group for people just like me. Maybe, by writing this, and by you reading this and share your stories, we can get through this grief together. Though, I am 38 years old, tomorrow turning the dreaded 39 and holding, I still consider myself an orphan at this age. It has been a little over 3 years since my…
anybody out there lost their life partner
Barbara and I were together for 9 years and she passed away three weeks ago. I took care of her for six months and the last day came unexpectedly. I knew it was going to come, just "not today" or that day. I have been taking care of things and running around to stay busy, but now I am tired of running and am just starting…
Have feeding tube formula never opened! Can't use it! And would like someone to have it that needs i
We have so much of formula that is unopened in boxes my dad is not tolerate to it. We like for someone who needs formula to have it! Pls let me know. Thank you. We know there are so many people without insurance that need this. Ect.
is there a way to donate supplies?
Just joined this board. My husband lost his short fierce battle with cancer today. I have lots to deal with in the coming days, weeks, whatever. One question popped into my mind. Is there a place or way to donate unused, or used but good supplies? I have a carton containing 4 new chux - never opened. About a dozen used,…
Why am I a widower at 46
My wife and I were married for 20 years when she was diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcenoma, or as I call it kident cancer. She was diagnosed March 9, 2016. She had bariatrci surgery in 2011 and lost half her body weight, and every thing was looking up by this point. When she got the diagnosis I was floored. March 31, they…
cancer just wont quit even though it already took my wife from me
i dont no how much more i can put up with. im at the end of my rope. i knew the day cancer took my wife things were going to be so different in my life. cancer took the only one that i loved 6 months ago, yet it still reaks havoc in my life. i have no one, family and freinds were never there us at all and when they did…
Lovenox (Blood Thinner) 60 M. available for donnation
Lovenox (Blood Thinner) I have 40 days supply of Lovenox (Blood Thinner) 60 M. Contact me me if interested If any one know where to donnate do write us
The Day The Music Died...
Babe lyrics Songwriters: De Young, Dennis; Babe, I'm leaving, I must be on my way The time is drawing near My train is going, I see it in your eyes The love, the need, your tears But I'll be lonely without you And I'll need your love to see me through Please believe me, my heart is in your hands 'Cause I'll be missing you…
Lost, Confused and Broken Hearted Is Where I'm At Now -
Hello, First let me apologize right away for the very long post. But the details are needed as a starting point in the hopes of reaching out for some much needed help and support. My name is James. I found this site when looking for if and why spouses might turn against each other when one of them gets cancer. I read…
Lost my mother last month to stage 4 pancratic cancer
Hello. I'm...new here and...I thought maybe I'd just try to reach out. My mother last November, was rushed to the hosptial by me for jaudice. A CT scan showed suspcisious masses in her body, especially on her liver. Her bile tubes were blocked, and so she had a procedure done to insert a drain and have an outside bag. A…
Private Message Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to all of you who have alerted us to the PM spamming from earlier today. I apologize for the inconvenience. While we do have securities in place, we are not always able to catch all spam, and we are trying to figure out how this one got around our system. If you received a message from jegac1…
Lost my husband 6 weeks ago at 31. Left to raise our 3 year old son on my own.
Heartbroken. Six weeks ago I lost my husband after a 9 month battle with a rare form of cancer (neuroendocrine tumor). He was the love of my life and my best friend. He was the best person I knew. At only 31 I can't imagine the rest of my life without him. Our 3 year old son will never TRULY know who his daddy is. It just…
Cancer and Nutrition
The National Cancer Institute estimates that at least 35% of all cancers have a nutritional connection. When lifestyle factors such as smoking and exercise are included the associated risk becomes much stronger and may be as high as 85%. Which foods are less important for health? If we emphasize those that are supportive…
My Mom is Mentally Ill and My Dad is Dying
Hello everyone. This is my first post here. My father has endured a battle with cancer and is now near the end. He is home on hospice care. He has been at home nearly a week and yet, up until yesterday, my mother thought he still had a chance of "improving". My mother has a long history of mental illness and, in my…
Need your help everyone, please share logistics and sites if you are aware of any…
Dear Everone, Just like many of you, cancer has touched my family in the past by taking my uncle and now it wants to steal my angelic mother from me. I am here to ask you to please help me to find the necessary logestics such as loding and funds to transfer my very kind and full-of-life mother, who everyone loves and who…
Fundraising ideas?
My father was recently diagnosed with cancer. This is the fourth time in the last 10 years he's been diagnosed. He's had three types of cancer (lymphoma, melonoma, and liposarcoma, and the last one came back. He's been so brave throughout all his treatments, but he's starting to lose hope. He was laid off after the first…
Discussion Board and Chat Spam
Hello everyone, Thank you to those who've alerted us to the spamming from earlier today and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. While we have security measures in place, we can't prevent all spam. We are currently working on measures to try and block this kind of discussion board and chat spamming. If you…
12-14 months....children ages 5, 8, 22, 23, 31
While my husband of 10 years is still battling, we have entered pallitave care and have been told 12-14 months if we choose chemo to "buy us a little time". I have been unable to find in cancer resources any support groups of survivors of spouse who are young with young children. My husband is 57 and I am 48. I'm swimming…
2 Years
It's been 2 years since I lost my wife to cancer. I still get angry sometimes, well alot of times when I hear about a new advancement or even when someone beats it. Does any one else feel this way?
PTSD
HI, I WAS JUST WANTING TO KNOW IF ANYONE ON THIS SITE EVER THOUGHT THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE PTSD? MY HUSBAND DIED ALMOST 4 MONTHS AGO FROM THROAT CANCER AND I FIND MYSELF HAVING A VERY HARD TIME WITH THIS. SO FAR AS NOT TURNING ON MY PHONE AND THINKING SOMETHING REALLY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I EVEN TOLD MY DAUGHTER A MONTH…
pancreatic cancer
Hi! My name is Becky and my dad has pancreatic cancer. He was originally diagnosed in the spring of 2008. He had the whipple procedure, chemo and radiation. He was blessed enough to beat the cancer until now. He went last week for his yearly cat scan and blood work and was told by his cancer doctor that there wad a small…
Melanoma, Grief and Feeling Lost
I don't even know where to start. This is my first post and with so much that I have been holding onto, it's hard to know where to start letting go. My dad was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma on may 27th. He died on August 19th. He had been experiencing back pain, it became unbearable and resulted in a trip to…
worst wedding day
I lost my fiancé Sunday September 1, the day before our wedding day. On the Wednesday I was advised to start my leave for 6 weeks to take care of him. Due to a recent hospital stay we had postponed our wedding from the beginning of August to September since he went into the hospital the day before we went to get our…
"why aren't you over her yet, why do you still get upset? its been 3 months"....HELP
I am new to this website and hope to gain friends and strength. The subject of this discussion is one that I have been experiencing in my workplace. I am going to write my story when I get a chance, but right now I need to vent. People who have not been through what we have been through have no idea or concept of the word…
FIRST CHRISTMAS AND BIRTHDAY WITHOUT MY MOM
So, this is the first Christmas I have ever had without my mom. To top it off, my mom's birthday is on the 26th. It felt so unnatural having those 2 days go by without her. I had the worst dreams about her the evening of Christmas Eve. She stood in front of me, but when I went to talk to her she left the house, so I woke…

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