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IV Colorectal Cancer Patients - Questions from a caregiver
Caregivers | Last Active: Jan 10, 2017 | Replies (15)Comment receiving replies
Hello, my mom was diagnosed with stage 3c colon cancer last month and had a resection with ileostomy...the doctor said that adjuvant chemo will be given but before that we did another chest and abdomen scan that shows 4 hypodense lesions in the liver...she has had her first cycle of chemo and came home yesterday.. She hasn't been sleeping very well...she is a very strong woman and even now when she is going through the toughest time in her life she acts strong infront of me and my sisters because she is an only parent and does not want us to get worried but what i am worried about is her...i want her to talk to someone, to cry and disscuss what she is feeling..what else can i do for her??
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@IndianaScott yeah i totally get that...one of my mom's friends had cancer, got cured then had a recurrence but is cancer free now...she is out of the country at the moment so im hoping once she is back my mom can talk to her....till then we are trying to be as helpful as possible but everytime we visit the oncologist, we get to hear another bad news
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Hello @bush Nice to e-meet you here. I am Scott and I was the primary caregiver for my wife who battled brain cancer for 14 years. I am sorry to hear about your mom's diagnosis.
I am not any kind of medical professional, so this comes solely from my experiences with my wife.
Step by step, my wife lost her independence due to her disease. The one thing she could continue to have any semblance of control over was her communications, visits, etc. I realized very early on the best thing I could do was listen. I understand your desire to have her talk with someone, but in my wife's case she did not want to until she was ready. Then it was only with certain people and for and at certain times. In her case it came down to one nurse and only one of her four siblings.
I am not saying this is right, all I am saying is this is what brought her comfort and come peace.
Just my two cents plain.
I send courage and strength to you all!