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| dad dying of aggresive rare liver cancer | 11/13/2007 |
Q: my dad was diagnosed 12mnths ago with bowel cancer and secondary liver cancer, they got all the ...
A: I am so sorry to read about your Dad's illness. It is very difficult for anyone to guess over the ...
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| Lung and Liver Cancer | 11/12/2007 |
Q: I have just been told today that my grandad (73) who just recently underwent a Triple Bypass ...
A: I am sorry to read about your Grandad's diagnosis and poor prognosis. I am not familiar with the ...
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| dying from renal failure | 11/5/2007 |
Q: My mom has been told she has renal failure. She is 80 years old and in poor health. She only has one ...
A: You are correct, no one can guess but I can tell you that I would expect a frail 80 year old with ...
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| What to expect with sick elderly mom | 11/3/2007 |
Q: Mom is 81, bedridden due to general weakness after a spinal fracture last year. She has a 2 pack a ...
A: Believe it or not, she could go on for many years in her condition - I have seen it many times! ...
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| COPD last stages | 10/31/2007 |
Q: My mother has been in hospice care since February of 2007 for COPD. She fell this last Sunday and ...
A: Normally mottling is a sign of the final stages of death, but it can also occur in people with ...
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| Mother died of kidney cancer | 10/30/2007 |
Q: My mother was found to have advanced kidney cancer. I was with her when she died. I read all the end ...
A: I'm so very sorry to read about your Mother's experience, it must have been very disturbing for you ...
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| papa dying, close to the the end | 10/17/2007 |
Q: he is now in Hospice in_house care. He is asking for the 2nd day now, if he can go home or when can ...
A: Although we never want to lie to our loved ones, sometimes a small fib is the kindest thing to do. I ...
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| Non Hodgkins Lymphoma & Lung Cancer | 10/10/2007 |
Q: My mother has non hodgkins lymphoma and lung cancer. (End Stage NHL) She is at home with my 85 year ...
A: The most important thing to watch for is comfort - you want to make sure once your Mother can't move ...
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| My grandmother is dying | 10/8/2007 |
Q: I know my 90 year old grandmother is dying, and have accepted that. Shje had a stroke in January ...
A: This may sound like a cliche, but it is very difficult to estimate times frames as everyone has a ...
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| Re: Refusing home care help | 9/30/2007 |
Q: My mother-in-law is at stage 4 cancer. She recently had radiation to relieve severe pain (palliative ...
A: You have no choice really but to be honest and speak frankly with your MIL. Is there anyone else who ...
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| What to expect with stage IV prostate cancer when treatments have failed | 9/28/2007 |
Q: My father is 74 years old, and was diagnosed with stage IV prostate cancer about 2 and a half years ...
A: I apologise for my delay in responding but I had computer challenges. Below is an excerpt which I ...
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| prostate cancer | 9/12/2007 |
Q: My father(46)diagnosed with prostate cancer in february this year stage IV where cancer spread to ...
A: from what you have shared with me I'm sorry but I would guess that your Father will probably pass ...
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| kidney shut down - too much potassium | 9/8/2007 |
Q: We were just informed that my 92 year old Grandma had very high levels of potassium and her kidneys ...
A: Hyperkalemia is a potentially life-threatening illness that can be difficult to diagnose because of ...
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| death and dying | 9/2/2007 |
Q: My father has stage 4 cancer, glioblastama multiforme, and I was just wondering what type of ...
A: The median survival time from the time of diagnosis without any treatment is 3 months. Increasing ...
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| My best friend has cancer. | 8/22/2007 |
Q: I received a phone call late last night from my best friend. She was en route to the ER again -- she ...
A: I'm so sorry to hear about your friends' traumatic diagnosis and poor prognosis. It always seems so ...
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| death and dying | 8/21/2007 |
Q: My daughter turned three this past May. Back in January of this year we suddenly lost our ...
A: I have speant my career workign with seniors so i had to do a little reasearch into loss and ...
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| Dad dying of Prostate Cancer | 8/18/2007 |
Q: My father(64) has only recently come to live with me in South Africa due to the instability in ...
A: I'm sorry to hear about your father's prognosis. I will try to share some brief details about what ...
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| my husband is now with hospice | 8/16/2007 |
Q: We found out June my husband is in end stage liver failure,july the doctor signed us up with ...
A: I'm sorry to hear about your husband's prognosis. I will try to share some brief details about what ...
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| Death and needing to vent | 8/14/2007 |
Q: Over the last four years I have had 3 family members who have been diagnosed with Cancer. In 2003: ...
A: Please feel free to vent any time - it can be very over-whelming when life hands us so many losses ...
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| life support removal | 8/13/2007 |
Q: my wife recently passed away after removing the life support system. my question is when they ...
A: What you witnessed was most likely just a reflex reaction and not an indication of awareness. We ...
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| Liver Failure / Cirrhosis | 8/9/2007 |
Q: My 46 year old brother is in end stage liver failure due to cirrhosis. My mother has brought him to ...
A: Obviously I am not familiar with your brothers' medical history, although you did provide a lot of ...
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| father dying? | 8/7/2007 |
Q: My Dad has advanced melanoma. It is in his lungs, liver and brain. He was in a clinical trial but he ...
A: Below is an excerpt which I think should answer all your questions. I hope this helps and I wish you ...
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| father dying? | 8/5/2007 |
Q: My Dad has advanced melanoma. It is in his lungs, liver and brain. He was in a clinical trial but he ...
A: I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad's condition. Obviously no one can guess over the Internet with ...
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| how to support my Dad, now that my mother has died | 7/23/2007 |
Q: My mother died last week. She had been ill but we did not know how ill. My parents and I live about ...
A: I'm sorry to hear about your Mother's passing. It's hard for me to recommend the best way to ...
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| geriatric nursing career | 7/18/2007 |
Q: I really love the elderly population and have considered becoming a nurse at a nursing home. What ...
A: LPNs, or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), as they are called in Texas and California, care for the ...
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| father has cancer of liver | 5/14/2007 |
Q: my dad was a fit and active 72 year old until he complained of a stomach pain and loss of appetite ...
A: I am very sorry to hear about your Dad's sudden illness. Below is an excerpt which I think should ...
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| Metastatic sinonasal melanoma | 4/30/2007 |
Q: My mother was diagnosed with inoperable sinonasal melanoma in February, 2006. The primary site is in ...
A: I'm very sorry to hear about your Mother's illness. Can you not talk to her physician, I can not ...
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| my mother has stopped eating | 4/27/2007 |
Q: My mother is 88, "recovering" from urosepsis, still hospitalized, and is terminal with cancer. She ...
A: I'm so sorry to hear about your Mother's illness. It's really impossible for me to guess how long ...
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| colon cancer | 4/16/2007 |
Q: my dad is 60yrs he has colon cancer secondary liver cancer and it is also in his lymph nodes outside ...
A: I'm sorry to read about your Dad. Yes it is very hard to guess at a prognosis as I know so little ...
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| renal failure and death | 4/15/2007 |
Q: My mother's kidneys shut down in mid October. Besides the kidney problem she has severe pain from ...
A: I'm sorry to read about your Mother. Dying from kidney failure is usually a peaceful death as most ...
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| Jaundice after surgery | 3/14/2007 |
Q: My grandfather had his bladder removed because of cancer last monday. He was sedated because he was ...
A: Obviously I'm not familiar with your Grandfather's medical history, but I see no reason why the ...
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| brother's terminal illness | 1/16/2007 |
Q: I have a 22 year old brother with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. He has been in and out of the ...
A: I'm sorry to read about your brother, this is obviously a very stressful time for your family. I ...
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| Brain death | 1/14/2007 |
Q: but I think you misunderstood my question -- I don't need a method to feign death and then be ...
A: Oh,okay, Well, it would be very hard to do, even for a doctor. I guess one way to do it would be to ...
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| Cause of death | 12/25/2006 |
Q: What are the usual reasons a person dies from a stroke suffered over a year ago? I watched my ...
A: I'm sorry but I really can't guess as to the cause of your brothers death as I am not familiar with ...
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| does jaundice mean the end is near | 12/11/2006 |
Q: My husband and I are wondering how much longer his mother will suffer. Right now she is in stage ...
A: Below is an excerpt which I think should answer all your questions. I hope this helps and I wish you ...
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| Eye color at death | 12/8/2006 |
Q: At my mother's death, her eyes changed to this indescribable color? Is this normal? If so, how/why ...
A: Eyes can go a milky color near/after death; I have seen this many times - it is not uncommon but I ...
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| what can I expect | 12/4/2006 |
Q: My 15 year old nephew is dying of cancer (osteosarcoma). He was diagnosed 2 years ago; went thru ...
A: I'm so sorry to hear about your nephew. Obviously I am not familiar with his medical case, but from ...
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| Friend with Cancer | 12/1/2006 |
Q: I have a friend who about 9 weeks ago had a glossectomy and a lareyngectomy due to the return of ...
A: It's really hard for me to say as I am not familiar with the case but I would imagine if he is ...
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| non hodgkins lymphoma LTV III | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I am going to ask you a question about my sister who has this disease and lives with me. It is very ...
A: I'm sorry to hear about your sister, she sounds like a brave lady. Obviously I am not familiar ...
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| father dying from nonhodgkins lymphoma | 11/24/2006 |
Q: I am going through a difficult time. My father has almost past away 3 times since feb.25 2006. He ...
A: I am very sorry to read about your father's struggle - it must be very difficult to watch. We ...
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