Caregiver

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Terri,

I'll keep you and your step mom in my thoughts and prayers. Hope

things go well for you.

Jeanine

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Must be so very hard, .

I have another friend whose husband has been having continuing emergenices, but 'only' for a year now.

and so very very sorry that your 'friends' turn out to be of the 'fair weather' type.

lotsa good folks here, though we seem to 'take turns' depending on who has energy on a given day...

wishing best also for you both

Jean

caregiver

hello,my name is ,I'm new here,so thanks for letting mevent.I've been married for 30yrs.My husband has been fighting cancerfor the last 7yrs.His cancer was found in 1999 in his leftlung,Dr.removed his lung,still had to go thru chemo and radation.Hewas able to return to work and was doing fine till Christmas eve of2001,I knew something was wrong when he had a moment when he couldn'tspeak right,a tumor was found on his brain and was removed New Yearsday.This has effected his short term memory and is subject toseizures.He also did another round of radation.In Feb.2003 I noticedhe was having trouble walking(bigman6'11"}took him to family Dr.whodid exray and said he had a bruised rid.I watched for about 4 days hewasn't getting better,so I called his ong.who told me too bring him inasap.His DR. had already called and had a room for him at thehosp.,all the usual test and on April 1 2003 we were told there was atumor at the base of his spine.His Dr. didn't want to take the chanceof another surgury,so chem and rad.again.Nothing could ease hispain,so a morphine pump was inplanted in his stomach.We were told hewould not walk again and had about 6monthes to live.He's a fighter sohe his able to walk a very short distance with his walker.May 2007tumor rightand only lung.More chemo.Anyway I am running out of room.Idid want to say after about the first yr.our friends driffted away.Soit does get very lonely here

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AWWWWWWWWWWW ;; Im glad you found this group;; Welcome;; Im so sorry that your hubby & you also have to go through all of this but it is good that he is a fighter & hasnt given up;; Prayers for you both; Hugs Dort from MI.gottago4852 <gottago4852@...> wrote: hello,my name is ,I'm new here,so thanks for letting mevent.I've been married for 30yrs.My husband has been fighting cancerfor the last 7yrs.His cancer was found in 1999 in his leftlung,Dr.removed his lung,still had to go

thru chemo and radation.Hewas able to return to work and was doing fine till Christmas eve of2001,I knew something was wrong when he had a moment when he couldn'tspeak right,a tumor was found on his brain and was removed New Yearsday.This has effected his short term memory and is subject toseizures.He also did another round of radation.In Feb.2003 I noticedhe was having trouble walking(bigman6'11"}took him to family Dr.whodid exray and said he had a bruised rid.I watched for about 4 days hewasn't getting better,so I called his ong.who told me too bring him inasap.His DR. had already called and had a room for him at thehosp.,all the usual test and on April 1 2003 we were told there was atumor at the base of his spine.His Dr. didn't want to take the chanceof another surgury,so chem and rad.again.Nothing could ease hispain,so a morphine pump was inplanted in his stomach.We were told hewould not walk again and had

about 6monthes to live.He's a fighter sohe his able to walk a very short distance with his walker.May 2007tumor rightand only lung.More chemo.Anyway I am running out of room.Idid want to say after about the first yr.our friends driffted away.Soit does get very lonely here

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i am sorry to hear you are going thru so much. your husband is very luck to have you. i know you must love him very much. it is hard to be a caregiver and watch your love ones be ill. try the best you can to take care of yourself. it is important because if you don't take care of yourself you can't take care of him. keep us posted on how you both are doing. evelyngottago4852 <gottago4852@...> wrote: hello,my name is ,I'm new here,so thanks for letting

mevent.I've been married for 30yrs.My husband has been fighting cancerfor the last 7yrs.His cancer was found in 1999 in his leftlung,Dr.removed his lung,still had to go thru chemo and radation.Hewas able to return to work and was doing fine till Christmas eve of2001,I knew something was wrong when he had a moment when he couldn'tspeak right,a tumor was found on his brain and was removed New Yearsday.This has effected his short term memory and is subject toseizures.He also did another round of radation.In Feb.2003 I noticedhe was having trouble walking(bigman6'11"}took him to family Dr.whodid exray and said he had a bruised rid.I watched for about 4 days hewasn't getting better,so I called his ong.who told me too bring him inasap.His DR. had already called and had a room for him at thehosp.,all the usual test and on April 1 2003 we were told there was atumor at the base of his spine.His Dr. didn't want to take the

chanceof another surgury,so chem and rad.again.Nothing could ease hispain,so a morphine pump was inplanted in his stomach.We were told hewould not walk again and had about 6monthes to live.He's a fighter sohe his able to walk a very short distance with his walker.May 2007tumor rightand only lung.More chemo.Anyway I am running out of room.Idid want to say after about the first yr.our friends driffted away.Soit does get very lonely herecure cystic fibrosis __________________________________________________

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i am sorry to hear you are going thru so much. your husband is very luck to have you. i know you must love him very much. it is hard to be a caregiver and watch your love ones be ill. try the best you can to take care of yourself. it is important because if you don't take care of yourself you can't take care of him. keep us posted on how you both are doing. evelyngottago4852 <gottago4852@...> wrote: hello,my name is ,I'm new here,so thanks for letting

mevent.I've been married for 30yrs.My husband has been fighting cancerfor the last 7yrs.His cancer was found in 1999 in his leftlung,Dr.removed his lung,still had to go thru chemo and radation.Hewas able to return to work and was doing fine till Christmas eve of2001,I knew something was wrong when he had a moment when he couldn'tspeak right,a tumor was found on his brain and was removed New Yearsday.This has effected his short term memory and is subject toseizures.He also did another round of radation.In Feb.2003 I noticedhe was having trouble walking(bigman6'11"}took him to family Dr.whodid exray and said he had a bruised rid.I watched for about 4 days hewasn't getting better,so I called his ong.who told me too bring him inasap.His DR. had already called and had a room for him at thehosp.,all the usual test and on April 1 2003 we were told there was atumor at the base of his spine.His Dr. didn't want to take the

chanceof another surgury,so chem and rad.again.Nothing could ease hispain,so a morphine pump was inplanted in his stomach.We were told hewould not walk again and had about 6monthes to live.He's a fighter sohe his able to walk a very short distance with his walker.May 2007tumor rightand only lung.More chemo.Anyway I am running out of room.Idid want to say after about the first yr.our friends driffted away.Soit does get very lonely herecure cystic fibrosis __________________________________________________

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Larry, Thanks for the message. I don't mind so much for me I hate it for him.He was the go to man for anything heavy equipment and when he couldn't do anymore that's when "friends" disappeared. I could probably find time to get your floors done if by chance you live next door. And remember you are never to old to find the right person!Chat later, , In , "gottago4852" wrote:>> hello,my name is ,I'm new here,so thanks for letting me> vent.I've been married for 30yrs.My husband has been fighting cancer> for the last 7yrs.His cancer was found in 1999 in his left> lung,Dr.removed his lung,still had to go thru chemo and radation.He> was

able to return to work and was doing fine till Christmas eve of> 2001,I knew something was wrong when he had a moment when he couldn't> speak right,a tumor was found on his brain and was removed New Years> day.This has effected his short term memory and is subject to> seizures.He also did another round of radation.In Feb.2003 I noticed> he was having trouble walking(bigman6'11"}took him to family Dr.who> did exray and said he had a bruised rid.I watched for about 4 days he> wasn't getting better,so I called his ong.who told me too bring him in> asap.His DR. had already called and had a room for him at the> hosp.,all the usual test and on April 1 2003 we were told there was a> tumor at the base of his spine.His Dr. didn't want to take the chance> of another surgury,so chem and rad.again.Nothing could ease his> pain,so a morphine pump was inplanted in his stomach.We were

told he> would not walk again and had about 6monthes to live.He's a fighter so> he his able to walk a very short distance with his walker.May 2007> tumor rightand only lung.More chemo.Anyway I am running out of room.I> did want to say after about the first yr.our friends driffted away.So> it does get very lonely here>~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~ The Being Sick CommunityMessage Archives-/messagesChat:- Scheduled Chats at /chatBookmarks:-Add a website URL you have found useful./links Personal Complaints or problems:-Please contact a moderator email: -owner Subscription Details:-1) Individual email - means that every email sent to the list you receive.2) Daily Digest - sends you 25

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