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    Dad has passed away

    in GRIEF

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    Thank you for your kind words of support, comfort and prayers. I so appreciate it. You are all awesome and I send each and everyone of you my love.

    My Dad and my Mom will be interred this Friday. Together again for all of eternity.

    Wishing you all peaceful hearts,

    Lynda

    Dad has passed away

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    11 months to the day after his cancer was first detected, Dad took his last breath and his time here on earth was ended. Throughout his illness, barely a word of complaint was spoken by him. I am in awe of how he lived those months and so very sad that he had to endure what he did. I will miss him terribly but I am also thankful that I was able to care for him and be there with him throughout.

    Lynda

    What is wrong with me?

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    Dear Jen,

    I know where you are coming from, I'm there as well. I just can't muster the strength anymore to hit the reply button and just typing those words brought tears to my eyes. The thought that runs most often through my mind lately, other than thoughts cancer related is that I am simply exhausted. I think you mentioned, *overwhelmed*, yep, lots of that here to :) Your post brought me to action Jen, I'm going to send a post for the first time in a while. God Bless you Jen and God Bless everyone else who has the need to be here or the need to be away.

    Much Love,

    Lynda

    Pain is unbearable

    in CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER

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    I'm so sorry for all that your Dad is going through. I can't comment on the medication because it does seem to be quite a high doseage and yet still no relief :( Prayers that the radiation will do the trick and quickly. My Dad had 5 treatments on two areas a while ago and the result was swift and dramatic. As to nutrition, is your Dad taking any type of appetite booster? My Dad has been on Megace for a few weeks and it has picked his appetite up really well. Carnation Breakfast drinks are also very good...300 calories per drink and packed with a big percentage of the recommended daily nutrient values. 2 of these drinks a day plus several small snacks; jello, puddings, ice cream, oatmeal, granola bars, scrambled eggs...can provide enough calories in a day to at least maintain current weight. All the best to you.

    Lynda

    Dehydration, Part II

    in HOPE

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    Marginally better, that's good!! So many prayers going out for dear, sweet Lucie and for all of your family, Don. Please Lord, guide the Doctors and Nurses in Lucie's care. Keep her safe and well and return her to her loving family, stronger, yet again, for enduring this additional battle.

    Much Love,

    Lynda

    End od the weekend update on mama

    in CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER

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    (((Lori))). It sounds as though things are calmer this evening, I'm glad. You just keep going with your instincts on what's best for your Mom because it always comes from love with you and with that, you won't go wrong. Let SF's words go in one ear and out the other. I tossed my Dad's Lorazepam (Ativan) down the toilet several weeks ago. It was originally prescribed to help him sleep but what it did instead was dope him up so throughly that he couldn't get out of bed. It also had the effect with him, for some reason, that it magnified his pain and made him depressed - go figure.

    Peace and Love,

    Lynda

    Commercial with a Twist

    in GENERAL

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    I just saw this commercial on T.V. and thought, "Wow", if only a lung cancer organization had thought of this first. Very powerful.

    A woman is on screen, alone, speaking and says, "every year my sister had a mammogram. She started going when she was 40 years old. She was diligent about it, never skipped a year, she knew how important it was. My sister died last summer, she was 47 years old. She died of heart disease."

    The commercial continues on to say that heart disease is the number one killer of women. The ad was for a web site, smartstart.com

    Has anyone been told by hospice...

    in CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER

    Posted

    Lori, you mentioned in a recent post that meds were resumed, on Saturday? I know with my Dad, I'm always watching for *cause and effect* reactions. We've tossed medication because we've found it was doing him more harm then good. If your Mom is back on the same meds and dosages as she was prescribed just days before it seemed she was shutting down, I would be watching to see if she develops any of the same responses. I'm certainly no expert, but I don't know how Hospice or anyone could say that your Mom was, "neurologically" gone, unless some sort of brain scan was performed to test brain function?

    I've also always heard that a dying person might suddenly have a *burst* of energy in the last days of their life but what you describe with your Mom seems completely extraordinary. Is Hospice monoriting vital statistics and the like?

    This ride truly is like being on a roller coaster and despite all the ups and downs, it ain't over 'til it's over.

    Keeping your Mom in my prayers.

    Lynda

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