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Need help! Depression and anxiety
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jan 20 4:09pm | Replies (227)Comment receiving replies
@pirateking I was sad to read your post regarding your challenges with depression and anxiety. While I do not have untreatable depression, my wife had debilitating anxiety as a result of her battle with cancer. While her medical team was able to work effectively on her cancer-related difficulties, they never really understood, nor took seriously enough, the challenges she faced due to her anxiety. It took a constant vigilance by her neuro-oncologist, who was very good at trying varying medical 'cocktails' to attempt to alleviate her anxiety.
As an outcome of what I witnessed with her, as her caregiver, I would say this: As hard as it is, keep at it. Keep communicating with your doctor(s) as much as you can. If you can, keep a log of your feelings so they can fully understand the effects of your anxiety and depression on you. When they strike most, when it is the worst, exactly what time of day you take each of your meds. Good doctors can often see patterns we ourselves miss.
Peace and strength!
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Hi @lesbatts Thanks for the kind words. Unfortunately my wife lost her battle July 7th.
Peace.
So sorry to hear of your loss, Scott. We've had a number of losses of friends and family over the past few months. Saying goodby to a spouse is surely hard. I'm thankful that I can look forward to seeing loved ones when I join them in Heaven. That brings me a great deal of comfort and peace. I pray that you'll be comforted during your time of grief.
Scott, I am so sorry about your wife you must be having a difficult time which is certainly normal. You will always miss your wife but as the days go by the pain will become a little more bearable.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Your wife is a brave women, hopefully she is doing well and has beat the cancer. You also had or have a lot on your plate being the caregiver. I did that when my Mom was dying of cancer, it was very difficult as my Mom was my best friend and she died a horrible death, but I'm glad that I was there to help her. I don't think caregivers give themselves enough credit for what they do.
Take care and like I said I pray that your wife is doing okay.