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Living with lung cancer - Introduce yourself & come say hi
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My mother passed away in 2012. She was my friend, confidant and companion. I have been divorced for almost thirty years. My boys have their own places now, but I feel like I caused their problems. Yes, I was diagnosed at the end of 2016, had radiation in 2017, that is why this is crazy. I am falling apart now. I have had depression and anxiety before. I sound so weak. Maybe, this is more of an issue now because my six month appt. for Mayo is in March. And my brother is dying of emphysema and a bad heart. Sorry for complaining.
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@@olgamarie- This is not crazy. Present life situations can cause emotional playbacks. I'm so so sorry that your brother is dying. Are you able to spend time with him? Is he in hospice?
All we can do when we have children is guide them through life. If they make bad decisions and act accordingly those are their choices. I haven't the slightest idea why, as parents, we feel responsible for an adult child's behavior. Some are abusive, others are just timid about getting on with life. And sometimes, without realizing it we enable bad behavior toward us.
Stop enabling> https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/liking-the-child-you-love/201404/stop-enabling-your-overly-dependent-adult-child
There is another group on Mayo that you might like to visit. You can make your journey with these people.
The Journey of grieving>https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/the-journey-of-grieving/?utm_campaign=search
PS- I have my followup CT scan in a week! Talk about anxiety!