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I dont think it dis-Empowers the patient at all. I am the caregiver to my mother and I'm constantly researching. It has come to the point where my mother will not go to a single doctor appointment without me. When the doctor ask questions I answer instead of my mother. Kinda of funny but I think I know more about her condition than she knows her self. My mom always ask me to look up this and look up that. She loves to listen to me read some of the post on this forum to her.
I think your daughter inlaw will appreciate her husband being at her side and understanding everything going on. I know it must be hard mentally and physically on the patient. Having that person she trust and loves to sit and talk about all the Ifs and Ands will be a big comfort to her.
Good Luck Heidi
Last edited by sweetpe1; 01-30-2015 07:54 PM.
Sweetpe Caregiver RE:My Mother Age 70 Non Smoker SCC 3/4/2014 Left rear jaw Mandiblctmy 3/25/2014 35RAD Completed on 06/03/2014 MRI 9/3/2014 25mm lobulated recurrence left mandible/floor of mouth carcinoma 9/23/14 Salvage Surgery MET(s) 9/23/14 Salvage Surgery Not Successful Chemo Recommended 1st Round of Cisplatin Chemo Started 10/20/14 Cisplatin stopped 11/20/14. Side affects to bad. Chemo started again 1/22/15 Carbo/Docetaxel Passed Away April 22,2015
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