Category: cancer by proxy
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THE TERMINAL PHASE OF MY DAD’S BATTLE WITH CANCER
It was during the hot month of July that we heard words that a doctor should never have to utter. These painful words came from my dad’s oncologist who announced to us that there was no more treatment available to my dad and that he had between 3 to 6 months left to live. My…
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SELF-CARE WHEN YOUR LOVED ONE IS BATTLING CANCER
Taking care of yourself when a loved one is battling cancer may seem like to least important thing to do on your to-do list, but it is actually the most significant. As a caregiver, it is your responsibility to take good care of yourself, both physically and emotionally, in order to provide the best possible…
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LOSING DAD TO CANCER
My dad passed away after a 3-year-long battle against metastatic colon cancer. The disease eventually claimed him both in body and spirit, as I watched my father spend his last few days struggling physically against the pain and mentally against anxiety and depression. My dad’s anxiety was more prominent at night when he was alone,…
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SIGNS THAT CANCER IN YOUR LOVED ONE IS CAUSING YOU ANXIETY
VOLATILE MOOD If you are excessively irritable and sometimes display raging anger, you are likely experiencing underlying anxiety. The uncertainty associated with a diagnosis of cancer is often very difficult to bear, because no matter what is done the good news are not guaranteed. As a result, we are buried in a sea of worries…
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WHEN THE DOCTOR DROPS THE “C*” WORD
*cancer Cancer is always the one word nobody wants to hear at a doctor’s office. It is a word that in itself carries so much weight that often it does not require a complex sentence. That’s because the word “cancer” defines our present and future, while slowly eroding our past to the point of total…
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CANCER-RELATED CATHARSIS
In the face of a cancer diagnosis, many mixed emotions are aroused that we may not even be aware of. Guilt, anger, rage, despair, terror and anxiety are among the many emotions that cancer could awaken in both the patient and their loved-ones, but often times they never come to the surface.Indeed, we often repress…
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RULEBOOK OF FACING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS
For family members of cancer patients I love you Dad and I miss you!