Long-term illness

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Comment by Juls on April 27, 2012 at 8:53am

Well said, Carol. The long caregiving journey - with the "end" being separation from our precious loved one - and the treasured dreams of a future together - is extremely painful.  I'm in a grief group and there is some value in a face to face community, but none so helpful as the numbers represented here.  Thanks to everyone for being so honest and compassionate.  Big Hug.

Comment by Ccdague on April 27, 2012 at 6:22am

A sad welcome to our new members. I am Carol. I lost Denny to malignant melanoma 5 weeks ago on March 22. Blessed are the caregivers....all of us. We all were asked to go on a long and arduous journey with our loved ones and in the end put our dreams and hopes aside to assure that these brave warriors were able to find relief. Denny's melanoma had spread to his liver, lung, spee, brain and bones. He had multiple compression fractures in his spine from the tumors. Married 38 years. Hugs to you all

Comment by Suz on April 27, 2012 at 5:39am

I am Suz, I don't know how I missed this. I lost my dear Jud to pancreatic cancer two months ago. He was the love of my life and I feel like the impossible has happened. I am working hard to make a new life for myself but it is complicated by chronic pain. I have one adult daughter who is thirty-two and lives with her boyfriend. She is a terrific person but very busy starting a new career. I miss him so much. We were married thirty-seven years and were still in love. Not perfect, you understand, but very much in love.

Comment by rburdo on April 26, 2012 at 7:50am

My husband died from lung cancer 1 month ago today.(He also did not smoke)  I say he died from LC but, the blood test and cat scan showed such improvement.  I think the chemo just wore his body down to where the fight was gone.  He was full of fluid and it went to his heart and killed him.  Fast.  One day he was here and the next day he was gone.  He wasn't eating, he was so miserable.  I held his hand promised I wouldn't sell the house, told him I loved him, and told him I was going to be OK.  And he slipped away. 

 Some minutes are good and some minutes are torturous. First thing in the morning and last thing at night are the worse.  I miss hearing Good Morning Honey I love you.  Every morning.   

Comment by WidowerMDK on April 25, 2012 at 10:27pm

I lost my wife after two years, one month, and five days of fighting lung cancer (she never smoked a day in her life, and yet gets lung cancer) She put up a courageous fight and died on 2/5/2012 in the early morning hours on Sunday with me holding her hand and telling her it was okay to pass to the other side. A few moments later she was gone. I closed her eyes for her for the last time and sat quietly with her for about an hour before calling hospice. She was so very brave at how she approached this terrible disease and handled it to the very end, I am so proud and honored to be her husand.

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Comment by Ccdague on April 22, 2012 at 3:37pm

Wolf wife....it is a brutal disease. In the end, the beast thinks it won.....not so....there WILL be a cure and our husbands struggles will not be in vain. I am so sorry you had to go through this too.
Cd

Comment by WolfWife on April 20, 2012 at 11:16pm

Cc...I lost my Mikey to melanoma. Diagnosed in his lung on March 2009...passed Oct 2009.

Comment by Ccdague on April 20, 2012 at 11:11pm

Denny had melanoma..Dx in 2008. Advanced to stage IV in Sept 2011.......mets to liver, lungs, spleen, bones and brain. Passed on March 22, 2012.

Comment by Tulsa Chris on April 20, 2012 at 10:03pm

Susan was my prtner of 38 years who died 12/29.  She has MS for a very lng time si I have a Hoyer lift and slings, a Slider shower seat/transfer system, and a transfer chair. 

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