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Dad spent six weeks in hospital and lost what little mobility he had. He is 84, completely incontinent and sometimes unable to help with transfers from bed to wheelchair and back. He has Alzheimer's and...
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New to this.. and not coping well.
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... not the most communicative, he's a manly man. So it's hard to sit and get feelings out. Just hoping for some one I can talk to here.
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... pain and battlling all care providers including family. He refuses to take his meds we are grasping at straws and can't do this anymore. When he was in the hospital he refused to stay, was screaming and...
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... she has no children and no significant other. She has tumors on her bones, stomach, lungs, and spine. She has been getting imminotherapy treatment with no positive results. The doctor is taking her off...
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... bad ones. We are both fairly private people, and love to spend our time together.
I'm not coping with her condition and the sad prognosis as well as I need to. I am angry that she will pass away,...
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... able to start treatments and does so every 2weeks. We are 10 treatments in and he seems to be coping well. it is so hard being a caregiver to someone who believes chemo is the only treatment that matters...
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... surgery removed left kidney, spleen, and 40% of her pancreas As well lymph nodes. Went back to hospital three weeks later, found liter of fluid above her diaphragm beside her lungs. The doctors drained...
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... it so hard to eat or drink ans is very nauseous. They have offered to either admit her to hospital or to have a palliative care team come daily to the house. My mom says she is not ready for that yet.
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... with stage 4 non-hodgkins lymphoma. He was home for a few days but is presently in the hospital and will be meeting with pallative care today. Sadly, he doesn't get that his time is limited and keeps...