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I started this before, and must have pressed the wrong button as it went poof! so I'll try again.
I have a very close friend whom I have known since Business School many years ago, and her husband has been diagnosed with pancreatic, liver, and lung cancer - stage 4. Obviously, he will not have long to live, so they have decided to go home and appreciate the time they have left. For those of you familiar with this, I don't understand how he could be that ill and not have pain. He is also diabetic and has been on dialysis for about 2 years, the last year at home with a set-up they gave them. Can any of you enlighten me as to pain with these types of cancer, particularly stage 4. Thanks.
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Hi @amberpep
It's clear that you care deeply about your friends. It makes one's heart ache, especially when one wonders what one can do. And serious illness and aging reminds us of own mortality, something society prefers to ignore.
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