:( sorry.This is just going on too long now. At least 3 ####### years of chemo, complications, surgeries, remission, it coming back, low iron in blood, feeling tired, jaundice. I think Im ready to say goodbye. I feel so bad for her.
####. sorry once again, shady.I didn't mention this before, but I lost my dad to pancreatic cancer on christmas eve, 2006. the holidays ####### suck since then.#### you right up the keester, cancer.Mom passed in march... Mother-in-law just diagnosed with lung cancer.### #### #### YOU CANCER!
Thoughts and prayers your way shady. Stay strong brother.Yikes lung cancer has a poor outlook. Dealt with this for 4 yrs with my mom. Cant deal with this again almost immediately after mom.
My mom beat stage 3 ovarian, which nobody thought she would beat. I'm convinced it was her positive attitude and her "lets take this MFer head on" mentality that did it. Her biggest thing was she was determined to live life regardless of the disease and treatments. It's easy to get angry, and natural. We all were after we had lost my aunt (moms sister) to breast cancer two years prior. Focus that energy towards supporting your wife. Cancer can be beaten.Yikes lung cancer has a poor outlook. Dealt with this for 4 yrs with my mom. Cant deal with this again almost immediately after mom.
Sorry for your loss, IS, especially considering how close you felt to her.
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Sorry for your loss. #### cancer.This past week, my Aunt passed away from cancer. About a year ago, she found a lump in her breast and went in for treatment. It was at that time, they actually discovered she had breast cancer and leukemia. The outlook was not good. But she was 71, so the doctor has said that even though the prognosis was terminal, she could end up living a couple more years with treatment.
She was doing great when we saw her at our annual 4th of July family picnic. And we were looking forward to all of my aunts and uncles, cousins and other family coming in to town 2 weeks ago. We had planned the gathering to so we could all be together. I have a very close family, but we are spread all over the place. When everyone arrived, we had found out that my Aunt had taken a turn for the worse. So much so that the doctor had asked my Aunt and Uncle if they wanted to keep trying to fight the cancer.
It was great seeing everyone together that week. And even though my Aunt was clearly fading, she was in great spirits and always had a smile on her face. At the end of the week, everyone said their goodbyes and started their journeys back home. Three days later, the call came in that my Aunt had passed away. I was at work and the news hit me like a ton of bricks. I took off the last 4 days as everyone who had just returned home, started to make their way back.
It was amazing timing to think that everyone in the family got to see her one last time right before she left us. That is definitely the bright side to this whole thing.
She is the closest person I've ever lost and it is the most painful experience I've ever gone through. I feel like I've forgotten how to laugh over the past month. I just feel so numb.
thanks for the respect. I didnt even realize this was my thread lol.I used to see other people post these types of posts and think to myself that I couldn't do that. Mainly because I felt like it was a private matter that I'd want to keep to myself. And when this happened, I thought no way I'd put this up here. This was not something I wanted to share.
But today, I made the decision to post about it. I chose not to start my own post, because I was still a little unsure. I picked another cancer thread, one from a poster on the board I respect. As I typed out my post, my emotions overcame me. I had to take several breaks from writing as I fought back tears and had a couple breakdowns. And after it was all typed, I stared at it for a good 20 minutes before I finally decided to hit Post.
But I can see why people do this now. Even the simplest replies have cheered me up. Thanks everyone. Thanks for helping with the pain. I truly mean that.
This will help you feel betterI used to see other people post these types of posts and think to myself that I couldn't do that. Mainly because I felt like it was a private matter that I'd want to keep to myself. And when this happened, I thought no way I'd put this up here. This was not something I wanted to share.
But today, I made the decision to post about it. I chose not to start my own post, because I was still a little unsure. I picked another cancer thread, one from a poster on the board I respect. As I typed out my post, my emotions overcame me. I had to take several breaks from writing as I fought back tears and had a couple breakdowns. And after it was all typed, I stared at it for a good 20 minutes before I finally decided to hit Post.
But I can see why people do this now. Even the simplest replies have cheered me up. Thanks everyone. Thanks for helping with the pain. I truly mean that.