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Not sure about assisted living as i think you have to care to clean up some after your self but have been thinking on nursing home only problem is our area one will not take him to Indy for his appointments. He has to have radiation had evaluation on 20th - goes back tuesday 25th - and assume will start soon after 10 treatments. He is looking much like his dad did in his final months of life so not sure whats fully going on - he does not say much even to dr. I just do not ask for his help its easier for me to do it myself than to keep repeating what I want done or waste my breath and he do nothing. Trying to hang in for while longer AT least I have friend here who is helping doing part of what he should be doing in cleaning up the 5.3A or I would of never made it at all this far in the clean-up stage - its looks almost 100 percent different and still ways to go. Been unloading storage shed dropping things off at house bring rest here to sort through - most going into a stack for yard sale/auction been a challenge as do not remember what all I packed up in late summer & fall in 2018 hoping to bet out of here before that winter.
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Hello @reibur1951
It sounds like you are doing the best you can under the circumstances. If he still wants to work on cancer treatment then he does need transportation to Indianapolis.
I am glad to hear that you have some help getting the acreage cleared. It is important to take care of yourself when you are caring for someone else.
Do his doctors indicate that there has been any metastasis beyond the lung? Are you familiar with palliative care? It is different than hospice care in that he can still continue with treatment, but the patient has specialized help with some of the side effects of treatment, including pain.
Here is a link to some information about palliative care, https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/general-internal-medicine/palliative-care-minnesota/overviewe,
If you think that this might be something that would be helpful to your friend (and you) and relieve you of some of the burden of caregiving you might talk to his doctor in Indianapolis to see if they can make a referral to Palliative Care.
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Good morning- You are correct, what was I thinking? Assisted living wouldn't be the place, although some offer graduated help according to the needs of the patient. Does he want to continue treatments at this time or are they to control pain? I can't beleive the amount of work that you have been doing.