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Hi friends: Curious if anyone else ever feels frustration when the person they are caring for/person with cancer they are close to does not do the things they are suggested to do to improve their health? As an example, my mother has MBC to ...
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Hi I’m currently supporting my husband whom I separated from. It is so hard have three more weeks of radiation and one more chemo to go.I understand it must b hard to in so pain but he is extremely moody he is very hard to be around. I’ve ...
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Below is a list of signs that you are experiencing caregiver burnout and link to the Ontario Caregiver Organization where the list is from. Call the Canadian cancer society ...
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My wife has Stage IV cancer and is, for the most bedridden now. I have been able to keep up with the housekeeping, but I'm finding both my time and motivation are waning. It bothers me that the house is a bit of a mess, although she tells me not ...
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Hi everyone. I haven't posted here in awhile but I read your posts every day. I was diagnosed with stage 3 lobular breast cancer in 2006 and with metastatic lobular breast cancer in 2020. At that time it had spread to my bones and a bone ...
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Hi, I am taking care of my dad who has stage 4 lung cancer, his cancer spread to his brain. He just finished 2 weeks of whole brain radiation. The prognosis is not good (6 months)… I am so broken by this news. I am a 32 year old who just got ...
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I receive the monthly Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO)'s caregiver newsletter and September's copy includes info about a new 90 Second Caregiver health letter you can subscribe to. It's a weekly email that takes approximately ...
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I’ve been caring for my dad for 4 months now. He was diagnosed stage 4 stomach cancer and is currently going through chemo every 2 weeks. since his diagnosis, I’ve been spending most of my time with family. the first couple months, I ...
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My husband had a cystoscopy through his urethra for bladder cancer a couple weeks ago and was released without a catheter the same day. He had sharp pain while urinating for a couple of days afterwards. Cancer was confirmed, but the ...
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I hope it is OK to share this CBC Story….really a column written by people, like you and I……just “sharing”……This one is about a Young Caregiver…..Wife Diagnosed with Lymphoma…..
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