We will miss you Sweetheart

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  • April 18, 2006 at 3:39 am #14043
    mbowie
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    I am sorry to read about Frank – please know you and he will be in my prayers. I’m not sure what to suggest as far as comfort other than make sure you are keeping up in the pain with meds. April had a drain tube after surgery but that was removed and never replaced. She also made a decision pretty early on to not take any chemo drugs. I told her then and continue to stand by that decision which was right for her. She didn’t eat much the last couple of months and really food lost its appeal after her surgery in July (this from someone who used to plan vacations around good food)!

    I wish I could be of more help. If you have questions about the pain meds I’d be happy to run through all that we did there. Or feel free to ask any other questions and I’ll do my best to answer them if I can.

    Mike

    April 16, 2006 at 3:02 am #14042
    kkloss2
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    Mike,
    I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your wife. My husband, Frank, was diagnosed with cc in Feb 2005. He underwent surgery (Columbia Presbyterian in NYC – Dr. Jean Emond) in April 2005, followed by radiation and 5FU, then Gemzar and Oxyplatin chemotherapys which finally ended in Dec 2005 (adjunctive treatment recommended by Sloan-Kettering – NYC and performed by Morristown Memorial – NJ). His CAT scan as of Feb 2006 was clean and as of last Saturday, the cancer has returned both inside and outside the liver. We are devastated as we know his time is limited. He has already undergone a cholangiogram which offers minor relief and will begin palliative chemo on 4/17/06. Is there anything you can recommend to make his remaining time more comfortable?

    March 25, 2006 at 6:07 am #14041
    sarasput
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    Mike,

    My deepest sympathies are with you.

    March 23, 2006 at 4:25 pm #14040
    caroline-stoufer
    Spectator

    Dear Mike-

    I am heart-broken to hear about your wife.

    I don’t know of any charities or research organizations, but this is a good question. I would check with the American Cancer Society or the people at the Sorafenib trial – Southwest Oncology Group to see if they can use any assistance. I have thought about asking people to donate to the American Cancer Society when my time comes, because we have used them to get free lodging for traveling to doctors, as we are in a remote area.

    Again, I am so sorry,
    Caroline Stoufer

    March 21, 2006 at 4:39 pm #14039
    sara
    Member

    Mike,

    You and your family are in our prayers.

    – Sara

    March 21, 2006 at 9:29 am #14038
    susan
    Member

    Hi Mike

    My thoughts are with you, I am sorry for your loss, Susan

    March 20, 2006 at 4:55 pm #14037
    evan14
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    Mike I am very saddened to hear this news. May God bless her soul. Dawn and I will pray for you in this time of sorrow.

    Richard

    March 19, 2006 at 2:50 pm #83
    mbowie
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    I just lost my dear wife to cc on March 16, 2006. She was 39. The first diagnosis was in July of 2005, followed by a liver resection (along with 8 other areas) later that month. Recovery was slow but we were able to do many things for the balance of the year. There was a

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