“How can I do that?”

by Suzanne on 13. Dec, 2010 in Cancer, Medical Experiences, Prostate Cancer, Relationships

Everything shifted today. His PSA is rising slightly but significantly enough to warrant an added medication. The progression continues – what he calls “a ticking time bomb inside me with no way to get it out.” Denial of the inevitable breaks into consciousness and plummets me into a visceral depression of mind and body. How [...]

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Another Test

by Richard on 30. Nov, 2010 in Medical Experiences, Relationships

Here I am again with a new catheter in my arm, drinking my 1000 mls of some cold red liquid before my CAT-SCAN. Much has happened in the three months since the last time I was at Sloan Kettering to test to see how aggressively my prostate cancer is attacking my body. Suzanne and I [...]

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Advice to Those who Give Care

by Suzanne on 19. Aug, 2010 in Care-giving/getting, Critical Illness

Richard’s post  “Advice to a friend with critical illness” inspired me to think about advice to the person who provides support and care to the friend/family member with life-limiting illness.   Let me take myself as a starting point.  I ask what advice should I give myself in this situation with a spouse with life-limiting illness.  [...]

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Who can part from a friend without shedding a tear

Advice to a Friend with Critical Illness

by Richard on 02. Aug, 2010 in Cancer, Care-giving/getting, Critical Illness, Energy: positive & negative, Healing Practices, Health & Illness, Healthy Living, Inspiration & Resiliency, Loss, Grief & Survivorship, Love, Mind body harmony, Psychology, Quality of Life, Relationships

The cell call confirmed our worst fears. “It’s not breast cancer” said our best friend’s daughter. My initial reaction was relief. “Thank God” I said. Then before I heard her next words “NO! Not good!” I knew it was worse. Days before we had discovered that something had spread to five places in our best [...]

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under the tent

California Gold Rush — Part 2 of 2

by Richard on 08. Jul, 2010 in Inspiration & Resiliency, Mind body harmony, Travel

As we walked up the trail we learned that we were near mile 97 of the toughest endurance race in the world, the 37th annual 100 mile in 1 day Western States Endurance Run then going on. The two lead runners were heading towards us on the same narrow trail, just a few minutes away. [...]

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