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Any tips for coping with the future and dying alone?
Yesterday I had my first emergent scare that made me realize that I am going to die from.this disease. Stage 4 Breast Bone Liver and Dec 2025 Brain.
Looking back, I think.my counts were probably low. Temp 100.9 Called doc on call and he said take Tylenol and recheck in 4 hours, if it doesn't come down come to the ER.
It came down, but as I was trying to find Tylenol, I realized that I could be dying. And because I live alone, I will likely die alone. I have thought about this before. But it was never so clear to.me. It may happen just like that.
Any tips or coping skills?
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I too am trying to heal from throat and neck cancer. One year out from radiation and struggling with nasty side effects . Can’t eat because, sore throat , constant phlegm, dry mouth and cannot eat because of sick stomach every day . Hence the feeding tube .
I just turned 77 in June 2026 .
Dear Dlsmabrey,
You haven't written since February, so we really don't know how you're doing, or if you're still following this discussion.
As we age, death gets closer, and with an illness like yours it must be pressing very close.
If you've not connected with Hospice, it seems likely your doctor can make a referral.
If you can make a connection you'll know they will be there when you need their help, and it seems to me that you need to know this now.
I'm concerned that your illness will need some serious pain relief medicines, and that these will be tricky to manage. These are things you need to talk over with your doctor and with hospice or some other caregiver.
May you have peace.
Ed