Dealing with death from cancer

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Avatar f tn for the baby and how much will effect him. I usually a very emotional person when dealing with death and I feel like a horrible person for not allowing myself to feel bad. What do I do???
Avatar f tn I lost my partner to Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy in May 08. I came home from work, where I had just talked to her a few hours prior, and she was on the couch and appeared to be sleeping. She had been cleaning house and doing laundry all day. I tried to wake her and it took only a few seconds before my world crashed around me. I have recommened on this forum before a book called "I Wasn't Ready To Say Goodbye" It is a book for people who have lost someone suddenly.
Avatar n tn She also had some of her heart cut away as it had scar tissue on it from radiation she received from breast cancer at age 42. She lived to be 70. A lot of people in our family only make it to age 32 to 62. Medication helps.
452063 tn?1324074916 Corey, I'm really sorry about what you're going through. I'm still dealing with my mom's death last year from cancer...she was only 54. There she was sick as hell fighting for her life while I was perfectly healthy & doing everything I could to destroy mine. I was feeling that I was the one that deserved to die. Now I know, that the best thing I can do is become well bc thats what my mom would have wanted---& I know thats what Alexis would have wanted for you.
Avatar n tn I think there are some women that successfully beat the beast, depending on their initial diagnosis and staging. But as with any cancer, the usual time is 5 years cancer free before being declared "cured." Many women do go on for years dealing with remissions and reoccurrences. I have a friend that has been off and on chemo for over 8 years now and her last scan was clear. How exciting is that? She's active and happy and travels. Is she considered cured?
Avatar m tn I am ok with him passing because he was a preacher for 32 years. He was diagnosed with throat cancer. Doctors said it was treatable. The cancer slowly ate away his main blood vessel in his neck. On Aug 28, 2011 i was with him when he hemridged and bleed to death in my lap at his home. I cant get visuals out of my head. My wife is starting to get frustraded with me because i get down mostly in the afternoons. I try to stay strong for my son. I just dont know what else to do.
Avatar m tn com/sites/articles/archive/2013/06/30/dagostino-cancer-research.aspx) is quite good at dealing with Breast Cancer in the brain. It works by trying to reduce the intake of Carbohydrates and Calories massively, aswell as protein. The reason for this is that the regular body cells are flexible enough to change accordingly in response to this, whereas the cancer is not. Therefore, it will starve to death. Any other treatments would be appreciated more than anything in the world.
732810 tn?1232129554 Hi, I am having a very difficult time dealing with family without having modd swings. I am trying to go to meetings, but my schedule and family situations are keeping me from doing so. Funny, I could have gone to bars and just neglected family in the past, but now, I am dealing with family situations and trying to be present. However, my children and my husband are DRIVING ME CRAZY. I keep serenity prayering and it helps for a little bit.
Avatar f tn Hi, I am truly sorry to hear of your fathers death from advanced lung cancer. Caring for terminally ill cacer patients can be traumatic for family members and other caregivers. Based on your description, and from my experience of caring for many patients with advanced cancer, I feel that there was perhaps nothing more that you or your doctors could have done to make your father more comfortable. I sincerely believe that your father has not "suffered terribly" during his last days.
Avatar n tn So I had the ovaries removed along with my uterus because my mom had uterine cancer. I am 45, which I think is young to have had this major surgery. I am now in surgical menopause which I hope will improve in a couple weeks once I start hormone replacement. I understand your concern and frustration with repeat cysts. They are no picnic. Has your doc tried birth control pills or possibly the lupron injection, which puts you into a drug induced menopause?
Avatar n tn I have not been back...out of fear.I wanna know exactly what I am dealing with here.
Avatar m tn Halo everyone i am new in this forum. I got an 56 year old auntie who have been diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer which hasn't spread to other organ yet. She started off with chemotherapy. Is chemotherapy only going to cure her?? How many years does she have left ??
1118884 tn?1338592850 door a few years ago when I was in fight for my life with anal cancer. He came and went on his schedule, often staying with me thru' hard nights. When the vet told me what was wrong with Bruno, and my options, I brought him back home, and saw to it that he lived as naturally and pain-free as he always had. The last three weeks of his life were hard for me, altho' he carried on with little fuss.
Avatar f tn I have a friend who lost his wife a few months ago to cancer and is having a very hard time dealing with it. Yesterday I received another email from him (I live 300 miles away) and following is an excerpt of that email; " I"m not doing very well with this situation here. I don't know how people survive the sadness, loneliness, pain & guilt. My daughter said, why do you feel guilty, dad? I told her it's because she's dead,and I'm not.
544772 tn?1321285209 re dealing with, you can move on and start doing what it takes to cope. Another thing that made it hard for me was not telling anyone except my husband because my son was getting married and we didn't want to take the attention away from him and his fiance at this important time. Once we knew the plan for treatment and were able to tell our family, things got much easier. I also found great comfort in prayer and meditation. Hang in there!
Avatar f tn i don't know how you deal with losing a child. I'm not so sure that i can ever get through this, how do you do it? I mean get up every day and not feel guilty for living without them. I feel so guilty every day for getting out of bed and her not being here. I need some advice please.
Avatar f tn t know if you know this but just 10 years ago liver cancer was a death sentence. If a patient had liver cancer they couldn't get a transplant and were told to get their things in order and prepare to die. I also have liver cancer and hope to have a transplant within the next 6 months. I know there are no guarantees. And it frightens me. If I don't clear my hepatitis C virus before transplant I could end up in the same condition as your father.
Avatar m tn My dear mom passed away recently after 4 years with lung cancer. When she was diagnosed 4 years ago, the cancer has spread to her brain and bones but she was able to defy the odds. However, during the past few months of her life, her cancer spread to her kidneys and form new ones in her brain. She spent 10 days in ICU during the last weeks of her life with the following problems: acute kidney failure (both of them); infections, pleural and pulmonary effusions; pneumonia.