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Meet fellow Caregivers - Introduce yourself
Caregivers | Last Active: Nov 12, 2023 | Replies (707)Comment receiving replies
Coleen, thank you for the invitation! As a caregiver, the emotional up and down can be very stressful at time. Since my husband diagnosed with throat cancer in late June, life has not been the same. Although he has HPV positive throat cancer and is considered a curable cancer, the treatment journey will be difficult since radiation will impact his ability to eat and swallow. I am also very concerned about the long term side effect and his qualify of life. We have great relationship. This latest event gets us even closer. We just take it day by day.
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Thank you for the words of encouragement! I think I am good for now. I have done ton of research and have read every articles related to head and neck cancer that I can find. I have quite a few recipes collected and will try to see if that will help him. He is probably ok during the first week of treatment. Most of the difficulties will start from week 3 onward. I just need to stay strong and healthy so I have the energy to help him through this. Thanks and stay strong. You and your husband are in our prayers.
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Hi Lisa, my husband is battling stage IV colorectal cancer with metastasis to his liver and lungs. The liver tumor was so huge that it pressed on his stomach and he had to be on a liquid diet for a while because he just couldn't handle solid food. During that time I 'enhanced' many soup and smoothie recipes to make them about 1000 calories each. Haha. So if your husband starts losing weight and you want the recipes please let me know, I'm happy to share.