Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Feel free to vent here as much as you want. I was not a caregiver but a patient and honestly I can't relate to the behavior you describe very well. I was pretty determined to fight the beast and win and felt I didn't have time or energy to be depressed.
But I certianly got frustrated with how ill I felt and how long it took before I started feeling better. I think you mentioned elsewhere Bill is receiving his own counseling? Encourgae him to bring up these issues there. you shouldn't be the only person available for him to lean on right now. That's too much of a burden for any person.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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