Cancer & Caregiving – Page 5
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blogCancer & CaregivingDespite living in different states and having significant age differences, my siblings and I have a pretty solid relationship. We visit each other…
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Mesothelioma Treatment May Affect Your Vision
My dad always wore glasses or contacts to correct his nearsightedness. After his mesothelioma diagnosis, Dad started chemotherapy and began to notice some differences… -
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Thoughtful Father’s Day Gifts for Dads Battling Cancer
Every year, stores gear advertisements toward Father’s Day shoppers. Store owners design displays to draw in the average customer looking for the perfect… -
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Hospice Ending Lifted Young Mesothelioma Patient
Less than 36 hours before he died, pleural mesothelioma patient Randy Sloan was sailing across his beloved San Francisco Bay — breeze in his… -
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Managing Your Mesothelioma Care with Advanced Directives
A few years ago, my seemingly healthy grandmother fell critically ill. When her health worsened, she was hospitalized. Her children faced making some difficult… -
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Loving Sister Served as Her Brother’s Pillar of Strength
When it comes to brother and sister relationships, there couldn’t be one as close as the one between my husband, Brian, and his sister… -
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A Loved One’s Chemotherapy Treatment Could Injure Their Caregiver
Prior to my husband Brian’s pleural mesothelioma diagnosis, the only thing I knew about chemotherapy was that it made people nauseous and caused… -
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Couple Enjoys Final Trip Together in Europe
Everyone knew last summer that Stuart S. was nearing the end of his battle with malignant pleural mesothelioma, and they were preparing for the… -
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Fishing Trip Reminded Brian He Was ‘One of the Boys’
My husband Brian was a simple man who lived an honest life. He worked hard for a living, and loved and supported me and… -
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Caring for a Loved One Confined to a Bed
Mesothelioma and other cancers often weaken your loved ones to the point where they become bedridden – a burden for them and their caregiver.