My FIL is nearing the end of life, he has less than 3 months.......can anyone make suggestions on preparing my family for this? What can I do to make a differernce?
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Two weeks before my 21st birthday (August 29th, 2006) my mother died in her sleep at home. I woke up for work that day and my father came in my room crying because she had died in their bed when t...
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Hello Everyone,
I have been reading alot of the post here and for various reasons. I lost my Mama when I was only 4 years old and here I am 37 years later and I still have days when I cry all ...
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I am facing this issue as best I can. Since death is part of our lives, this topic should be part of our family discussions. Each should express their feelings about it, how they see it, what th...
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Sorry, lately found out she is dying but hasn't told none of her family or relatives. She sends very mild and light hints but none seem to catch on to the hints...... I'd like to tell her not to ...
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When you are dying of liver disease do you get a glow about you?
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Last week I lost a close friend in a car crash. I have lost people I love before but they have always been elderly and it was always natural causes.
This is the first time in my life that I h...
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My husband was diagnosed with stage four cancer and at that time he said the only thing he wanted was for me to be with him when he died, I promised him I would. He was sick for 18 months before ...
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i'm going to visit my mom again this weekend...my brother from idaho is there with her now....they asked me to come and be part of the process...
i don't know how to do this....it could be the ...
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Im suffering so much and I have no strength. How do you go ona nd function. I had to quit my job and everything. I can barely bring myself to eat or bath. I live in constant misery. People seem li...
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please forgive me if i come across as harsh or anything, but i havent expierienced someones death before and i really dont know what to do or say.
a few hours ago my mum visited my nan (her mo...
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I am my terminally ill father's health care proxy. Due to squabbling created by one of my siblings, I would like to be removed as the proxy. Does anyone know about this? I would like to be removed...
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My grandma decided to call hospice for my grandpa 3 days ago. What started as a simple toenail removal turned into horride infection and lose of a toe. 5 gruelling weeks in the hospital with gangr...
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my grandmother and i were very close. although, she passed away on January 2006... I still struggle to accept. She died due to incurable ovarian cancer at age of 73.
i read some of the posts ...
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she is 84 yrs old and has lived with cancer in some form or other for over 40 years....it is so freaking hard to watch her getting weaker and sicker with each passing day......the doctor says she ...
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My father was dx with cancer in January and 10 days ago the dr's told us he has "days" to live. He is a 50 yr old fun and out going person that everyone that meets him loves him. He also...
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I lost my dad last week, and I just don't understand why. Why did God take my Dad away? So many people have benefited from knowing him. He was loved and respected by everyone who knew him. His...
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Last year was a terrible year for my beloved family and I - simply awful.
I remember standing to give and barely making it through the eulogy at my dear Uncle's funeral - although I did collap...
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I have of fear of going to sleep,when I lay down and close my eyes I start having racing thoughts and feel like i'm going to ...
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Hi,
We are at our wits end. We're wrestling with the question of whether to turn off Dad's pacemaker (his defibulator had already been turned off a couple months ago). But we can't find clear ...
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I dont know where to start with this so i will dive in....
my 16yr old beautiful cousin passed away unexpectantly on june 9th of this year. It was a terrible day and everyday since then has be...
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Ten days ago my father took his own life and my poor mother found him. We had lost my brother 12 yrs ago (he was 19) in a car accident and now this. I am finding the grief overwhelming but don't...
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I have found out today my mum is dying. my heart is broken into pieces. She has been found to have pancreatic cancer which is incurable. Although she's 84, she has the brain of a forty year old. S...
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How do you feel physically when you're dying?
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In January this year my eldest sisters husband died, after a long battle with cancer he died suddenly from a blood clot leaving her in shock, as she thought they still had months to organise thing...
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