 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | Sweety,
Unfortunately cancer affects you and your entire circle of family and friends. I know that all relationships get strained and after the smoke cleared, I was amazed my wife and kids still talked to me. All three show signs of post traumatic stress syndrome. I remember when my mother was terminal with ovarian cancer she used to lash out at me and my wife. I could take it when she attacked me since I knew it was disease and treatment talking, not her. It crushed me when she attacked my wife, though.
You have every right to be angry. Your whole life has been turned upside down...AGAIN! Hang in there, we are all here for you any time you need us.
Ed
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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