Reply #9: my best wishes [View All]

to you and your whole family. My wife was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1990, and she died 18 months latter, at the age of 36 (or so, I was never very good with dates.)

It certainly sucks to have to face the loss, but from my experience, two things were helpful.

First - do the things you want to do, and your uncle wants to do. Fighting the disease is important, but from our experience continuing to live life is more important. We spend two weeks in the South West, somehting anne had always wanted to do, but we'd never gotten around to.

Second - it can be really helpful to connect iwth a support group. There are "live iwth cancer" groups, and bereavement groups, and groups associated with hospice. Connected with the folks in these groups not only can provide emotional support, often there are very practical tips they can give you (or your Aunt and Uncle) that make live easier.

Again, my best wishes for you, and ifyou want to email direclty - just send me a message. I actually have ot head off to the hospital where my dad is still recovering from a leg operation. He's physically fine, but needs somebody to watch him so he doesnt' hurt himself at night.

This life as a human being can be tough.