Blogs - Page 166

I am 4 weeks out of radiation therapy, 35 treatments in all, and on the road to recovery. I have stage II, squamous cell vocal chord cancer, on the right side, and hope to God that I have beat this. I am struggling to eat food, and my tastes buds and salivary glands are not functioning, and all food is tasting bad and very dry, so I need to drink with each mouthful, which dulls any taste coming from the food. This is the worst part for me, as I have always enjoyed eating. I have lost 30 pounds since my treatment started, and try to drink Ensures to feed myself, but even they taste bad.

it's been a very tough 2 weeks for my family, my wife had breast cancer just over 3yrs ago, it has returned as a secondary in her lung.Ct's and bone scans have since revealed it has appeared in her lower spine, behind her ear and some abnormal lymph nodes around her stomach.It has hit the whole family unit hard, hardest of all I think is my 8yr old step son, he lost his gran last year to lung cancer, he is still struggling to come to terms with that and then to hear his mum has cancer again has seen him hit rock bottom.I am trying to keep positive for everyone at home especially my wife which

All I want to do is help my mom but she is beginning to isolate herself. she does so much better when she is around people but she just won't leave her apartment. We are meeting with her oncologist on Friday to talk about a new chemo. She still isn't fully recovered from the gamma knife radiation .

I'm really anxious about my surgery.

A friend and former colleague whose wife died of cancer a few years back came to see me the other day. He now lives interstate so I haven’t seen him since my wife’s secondary liver cancer was diagnosed last year. We had a long chat about how I am coping. The conversation made me realize (yet again) that only those who have been through this really understand. Amongst other things my friend reminded me that those of us caring for a loved one with terminal cancer are also victims. I know what he means.

so i went to the dr the other day.. and although ive been putting it off im glad i went.. i got referd to talk to someone but when i told her about my nightly panic attacks and not being able to sleep she suggested 'meditation'.. although this might be ok for some ppl i know i think im beyond breathing in and out! as the carer in this situation i find it unfair that my partner gets sleeping tabs and watever he wants yet i dont get anything and still have to get up n go to work etc...