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Cancer destroying what's left of our marriage and life

Caregivers | Last Active: Dec 13, 2024 | Replies (23)

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@allie9124

We tried it, but insurance barely touched the costs.

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@allie9124, I'm sorry to hear that. I was hoping that palliative care might have a pain management solution.

Another suggestion, might be to inquire about oncology social work. Read more here:
- How an Oncology Social Worker Can Help https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/cancer-education-center/newsfeed-post/how-an-oncology-social-worker-can-help/

Oncology social workers offer help to family members, not only the patient. Here's an excerpt from the article linked above:
"People living with cancer have questions about how their treatment will affect their relationship with their spouse or partner, as well as with their children or other family members. An oncology social worker can provide couples and other relationship counseling, during which people with cancer and their partners or family members may talk about the emotional changes they are going through, how they want to handle those changes, and what kind of support they want from each other and from other people."

Additionally, a social work might be able to help with the insurance.

Allie, it's hard to deal with this on your own. Do you think it might help to talk to someone?