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Audrene

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  1. Our experience with Hospice was wonderful as others posted.. a godsend !! Our nurse came 2-3 times a week sometimes more as well as the social worker. All meds and hospital equipt was here within 24hrs if not sooner. Phone calls also inbetween visits. I called them late at night to have my husband catheried they were here within 30 min driving in from 15 miles away. As with any medical team there are good ones and bad. If your not happy with the one you have seek out another hospice team in your area or get referrals from other patients. On the last day my husband lived hospice nurse was here with me most of the day they even took care of the arrangements when it was time for the funeral home to pick him up. My husband never was in pain in any way during the 3 mos he had them. I for one highly recommend Hospice to all that need it.
  2. I'm so sorry for your loss I can relate so well..we have along way to go before we can say Life goes on.... My husband of 27yrs lost his battle with cancer on March 4th this year. It was a second marriage for us both. We had a wonderful marriage with 5 children between us. Everyone tells me it gets easier with time right now I'm not so sure as it's still so fresh. My husband was only 64 with many years ahead of him or so we thought.
  3. Everyone... I so appreciate all the posts.. it helps to make a day alittle easier knowing I'm not alone. I'm so very sorry for all that have lost loved ones to the "C" It seems so strange we can send men in orbit and a cure for cancer can't be found. I'll keep you all in my prayers God Bless Audrene
  4. My husband if 27 yrs "Curley" passed away on March 4th, his funeral service was March 9th in S. Indiana. He had fought SCLC since Jan 05 with mets to his brain . He fought hard and drained himself of all strength so more chemo wasn't possible. He kept saying he was to tired as treatments had not worked the few months prior. He decided to go with Hospice on Jan 17th this year and they were so wonderful to us . I highly recommend their services to anyone facing a terminal condition of a beautiful life. He was pain free and died peacefully in my arms. He was sleeping when he suddenly stopped breathing. He was never heavily medicated and alert until the last couple hours he lived. He is gone now but the pain is here and I can't seem to get beyond the day he died it's all like a nightmare like others have said I feel numb! I keep waiting for him to walk in the door after he'd been tinkering in his shop knowing that can never be. He was the soulmate , the love of my life..he is sadly missed by me and our children. Audrene
  5. I rarely post but I have to post a reply to Dixie.. first of all I agree with all of you that replied to her. She has no right to judge anyone other then herself. My husband has SCLC and yes it has spread and has been treated with chemo now for 6 mos. Is he a smoker.. YES .. Did he quit? NO Did the oncologist tell him to quiet smoking NO. Why in his words should he?? the cancer is there .. stopping smoking is not going to cure it. Is smoking the cause of Lung Cancer?? I don't know I'm sure it isn't helping but from all I've researched developing cancer has more to do with genetics and environment !! It's a break down of the immune system that causes the blood cells to go haywire and develope into cancer. In my husbands words, is he going to quit?? NO !!!!! he did for 3 weeks after his first chemo then went back to them .. his thoughts are..since he's in stage 1V from the time of diagnoses.. why should he, at least he's enjoying what's left of what time he has. He could have turned to other vices and didn't so who am I to control him? or YOU > As long as he is happy and enjoying what time he has whether it be 7 days or 70 yrs.. let him do what he wants. When you read posts where some quit smoking 20-30 + yrs ago and still get lung cancer then why quit if you enjoy it. Last count I had in some states legalizing cigarettes without lables for nausea related to cancer treatments is perscribed.. isn't that still smoking?? or is that OK in your world. Dixie who are you to preach to your uncle.. does he have his own family?? a wife, kids?? That would be up to them to discuss the options to him NOT YOU .. where do you get off telling him what he can or cannot do!! Let the poor man be and let him do whatever he wants. Remember it's his life NOT YOURS !! Curley's Wife
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