One of the hardest things to do in life is to live once you've been told that he would die. It is as if life speeds up once you get the knowledge they have given you is ticking away at the final hour that you have no control over. One important thing I learned while experiencing the ravages of pancreatic cancer with my mother because she was battling this illness is disturbing that it's essential to focus on the time you have, not the way you do not have. For me, this article is a condensed version of the diary of cancer patient's daughter as I explain what living with pancreatic cancer as from diagnosis to death as I framed a picture of my mother's experience in my mind.
I hope and pray that you receive something from these words born of pain that will bring peace and help you or your loved one is diagnosed with cancer live a little longer and happier, despite the sad reality we face. There are 7 D in the cancer journal that can help you manage the physical and mental aspects of this awful disease. Keep in mind that what does not work in the crisis of cancer is just as important as what you do.
Input # 1: Diagnosis:
My mother Joyce is 66 years old when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer during the summer of 2008. Although all cancer is bad, pancreatic cancer, is considered one of the worst, because most hard dijagnosticirati.Razlog that mirror the symptoms of digestive problems as the disease lies in the depths of the digestive system. My mother has chronic abdominal pain, and although she went to the emergency room several times received numerous tests and ultra sound of the doctors kept telling her nothing was wrong with her and sent her home every time. At first they thought the problem with her gal bladder, which is common misdiagnoses in the case of pancreatic cancer.
Her father was Boyce who was named after the died of pancreatic cancer 20 years earlier, but it is likely that it could have that very same thing had never occurred to her or anyone else in our family. If cancer runs in your family, especially pancreatic cancer, I would advise that regular screening for this disease as early detection is the key to survival. One of the deadliest things about pancreatic cancer is that because it is so difficult to diagnose most patients do not get a diagnosis while already in stage 4 of cancer when there is virtually no hope.
Symptoms of pancreatic cancer include abdominal pain and pressure, jaundice, nausea, loss of appetite, depression, weight loss and weakness. My mother was all the sypmtoms except jaundice. Just because a person lacks common symptom does not mean you have cancer gušterače.Najčešći procedures used for diagnosis of this disease are brutal: ultrasound, CT Scan, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancretography, endoscopic ultrasound, MRI, and Cholangiogram Percutaneous Transhepatic. I'm pretty sure my mother had all these tests work, and it can be very exhausting to endure such experiences, but this was essential in obtaining dijagnoze.Rezultati her diagnosis showed the tumor in the pancreas it blocks the flow of bile from the liver to her, as well as the flow of enzymes pancreas from it. In her case the tumor was wrapped around the blood vessels and surgery to remove the tumor was not really an option. Very few surgeons in the country would be able to successfully perform the surgery and the chances of survival would be slim to none. Even if it is from the surgery her quality of life after being questioned. This operation is commonly known as the Whipple operation, and removes a large part of the pancreas, duodenum and bile duct of the
What do you do in this situation? You can make a choice to live the best life in the time that you have the vague and different for everyone. Suck every drop of joy out of life can as quickly as possible. If we could turn back the clock and it all again, one thing we do differently is to have an annual screening for diseases is carried out, because we've done that my mother might still be alive today. What to do at the moment can be determined at the time on this earth.
Many people allow the hands of time to cover their eyes for what they do not want to see. Open your eyes now, and if you were diagnosed with the disease begin to use preventive measures such as healthy diet, exercise and regular checkups with your doctor.
Input # 2: Denial:
We were in such disbelief after receiving the diagnosis, we failed to take immediate action locked in paralysis of our new found reality. One thing cancer does not give you the time. This is called a denial of hell must be addressed. I can still hear my mother saying, "I can not have this ... not me!" You must come to grips with what you have to get a grip on the situation. Sometimes I think that cancer is more than an accident of health, rather than a mistake of nature. All you can do with a mistake is a desire that it never happened, but accidents can be prevented. Maybe it's a bit optimistic because the cancer tends to creep in unexpectedly like a thief to steal your most prized possessions. Even so, optimism is always stronger than pessimism, and it just means that our mighty spirits encased in a fragile body of the decision to live.
Even people with diseases such as drug addiction and alcoholism must come out of denial soon recover. I survived cancer and they are the same people who came out of denial and deal with the disease. You will never be taken in relation to something they believe.
Entry # 3: Drugs:
We live in a pill popping nation where there is a remedy for every situation. One major problem with drugs is that they mask symptoms but do not provide treatment. Drugs do their best to conceal cancer while the victim is covered with earth in the coffin. I keep hearing rumors that there is a cure for cancer, but medical and funeral industry makes too much money from the disease for the release of the drug. I do not know if this is true, but it certainly makes sense.
Although drugs are diagnosed to my mother one of the first things we did which is extremely important for patients with pancreatic cancer, was a restriction put in. stints were inserted into a tube leading from her liver and pancreas to help them function, and this helped her to live a better life. In some cases, depending on the size of the tumor, it is very difficult to insert stints, but there are several alternative methods and procedures to accomplish the same effect. If you have a good doctor he will tell you about all the options. If you have a doctor that does not tell you all the options,. To get another doctor
My experience with my mother pancreatic cancer perfected hate me Morphine which pain medication my mother was put on. Because the pain caused by cancer is so intense our options are limited and we wanted my mother to be able to live his days as pain free as possible as you think it would be tko.Morfin changed her mind, change your personality, and because aggression and paranoia. Effects of Morphine to put the family in pain while relieving the pain of my mother.
From time to time it was like it was out of her mind, and it nearly drove us out of our own. She no longer trusts the people who love it and many times they will not forget what he said in mid-sentence. The family told her many things over and over again, and she should not ever forget what he told her. For me, Morphine kills the person before they die. It kills their ability to convey the essence of who they truly are. There are alternative pain relief drugs, but I do not know how much better since we are only concerned with morphine.
It amazes me how Patrick Swayze filmed a television series with pancreatic cancer refuse to take pain medication so he could focus on and complete his work. I remember hearing him talk about preparing the hours before his boys to be mentally and physically ready to accomplish each task in pain. I think that drugs such as morphine to die quickly because they capture their minds. In the movie Matrix, if you've ever seen, Neo Morpheus program for a jump and fall. When it comes out of her bleeding and makes the statement that he thought that this was not true and Morpheus tells him that the mind makes it real and that the body can not live without the mind. If you are mentally disabled, how can you make a conscious decision to fight for your life?
a glimmer of hope came to us while dealing with madness Morphine, which is an alternative treatment for pain that cancer patients can get dealing with injection of alcohol on certain nerves to block pain sensation. My mother had the procedure done, but said it did not work. To this day I do not know if the treatment does not work or if the time she had been
is already addicted to morphine and the pain felt the pangs withdrawn.
Unfortunately Morphine is only one wave in the ocean of drugs we had to deal with. It is the digestive enzymes that are taken before meals, beta blockers, heart medications, anxiety medications, insulin for diabetes because of the exclusion from the pancreas, cures for indigestion, vitamins, and clotting of blood clots and so many drugs, we had to make the Excel spreadsheet vendors only track of them.
One of the effects of diseases that have dealt with was the extreme swelling of the abdomen and legs to the point where diuretics are prescribed, the liquid draw procedure should be performed using a needle to draw fluid iztrbuh and legs, but can wear house shoes. I found that the swelling is caused mainly due to cancer of the body reaction to the tumor and the lack of protein in the blood prevent the blood's ability to hold liquids.
things that people undergoing cancer are almost endless. Each body part is affected, especially the mind, will and emotions. Based on the experience I encountered with my mother a few other crisis we had to push through a C Diph infection causing chronic diarrhea caused by contact isolation, which is almost a quarantine will be conducted. My mother could barely eat and we had to put on hospital gowns and gloves that are in the room with her or even come into contact with it.
episode, we are faced with internal bleeding due to the rupturing of blood vessels was very upsetting and my mother was hospitalized after he passed out weaknesses in his eyes rolling back in his head due to extreme blood loss. The blood was in her womb and blood transfusions to be issued to her blood back to normal which is usually 14 and its nearly half of it. Lest we sought medical help for her at that time could have died. So you can recognize this, the symptoms are usually extreme weakness and black loose bowels. I experienced the same thing when I was four years and diagnosed with acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis.
We tried chemotherapy, which is extremely hard on the body, killing the good cells along with the bad. Chemotherapy is like infusing your body with poison, how to get rid of other toxins. For some people it works, but sadly to say in cases of pancreatic cancer that is rarely effective. I am not a doctor and therefore do not give medical recommendations on how to treat pancreatic cancer, but in my personal opinion and experience through observation I would say, if possible, find a better way.
There are alternative treatments, natural remedies, and experimental tretmana.Pacijent cancer may require research carried out for this type of cancer are in many cases have become part of the study can get free or very low cost experimental treatments. One day one of these experimental treatments may be the answer. My mother used an experimental chemotherapy that was available, but it was too hard on the heart. One of its smaller tumors did not disappear, but it was not enough to save her.
Chemotherapy can carry side effects such as nausea, vomiting, a drop in white blood cell counts. Historically, chemotherapy was not effective in treating pancreatic cancer, but there is more up to date treatments that use FDA approved agent called gemcitabine which has helped reduce some tumors of pancreatic cancer.
At one point we went to see naturalpathic doctor who specializes in alternative treatments for cancer are aware of the treatment that has proved effective for pancreatic cancer. Name Intravenous therapy - lipoic acid / low-dose Naltrexone Protocol. There are various articles and information on this treatment for you to explore and intelligently considered.
Our problem is that the treatment is one of the drugs prescribed for it that could only be filled at the pharmacy compound blocks the affects of opiates and my mother was on Morphine for pain drugs known is dipped in chronic pain episodes that caused her to lose the coherence of the pain and go to the emergency room where the only thing I can do to ease her pain medication strong enough to sedate her and knock her completely. It was a huge step backwards in its liječenje.Sredstvo depressants blocking drug is supposed to be a very low dose, which should not adversely affect it have, so if this treatment is chosen would do extensive research and have made sufficient preparations before trying .
When you are personally dealing with cancer or know someone close to you that you will find quickly that everyone has to sell you a product they claim that someone has been cured of cancer. Perhaps they might not. Again, I remember watching an interview with Barbara Walters and Patrick Swayze, when he said something to the effect, "If a miracle cure for cancer you will be rich and everyone would know that so just shut up." We tried several products and ordered everything we thought we could make a difference and be a remedy. I'm going to share with you two things you can buy on your own that we did not get a chance to try it, because we learn about them too late. I do not know that they work, but worth a try because it's all you or someone you love dies.
, you can search and find YouTube videos on the banking soda cancer treatment and you can browse the Internet to locate articles that specifically discuss the use of asparagus for cancer treatment. There is so much more I could say about the various treatments and medications, but instead goes on and on about this issue, I will instead give you some useful tips.
Helpful Tip # 1: If you are strong enough to do it, aerobic exercise helps chemotherapy patients ridding toxins in their system from chemotherapy through sweat. I read an article about a lady with cancer who feels too sick to aerobics when her co-workers kept calling her in class because they did not know what cancer is. She began teaching at the end I felt sick at first, and then began to feel better. She sweated the toxins out and a year later was teaching the class free of cancer.
Helpful Tip # 2: When a cancer patient's veins are to the point where it is extremely difficult to draw blood or administer IV medications center line of the port for IV medication is inserted into the jugular vein, ultrasound can be good. I witnessed the pain of my mother as poked several times with attempts to draw blood and insert the IV. Save this pain with the center line.
Helpful Tip # 3: Keep a positive attitude and laugh as češće.Biblija says that laughter makes the heart good like medicine. Sometimes you just laugh will do more for cancer patients than any drug. Laughter heals and makes a person time on this earth more enjoyable. Talk about funny memories from the past with family and friends and laugh, laugh, laugh! You deserve it! Mental support is important. Encouraging, to say positive things, and most of all is the person that you know has cancer. Cancer and all that goes with these people are scary. I coach my mom and her courage and said she could do it when she could not think. Encouraging the love can be added during the life of cancer patients. Ask lots of questions and get as much knowledge as possible. If a cure or a treatment or a cancer patient you know does not seem right. Talk to your doctor about it because there is always an alternative to
Entry # 4: Disappointment:
Normally, there are disappointments in life. When you have a disease, but disappointing, disappointment may be large. What to do when the Chemo does not work? How do you react when you found out a miracle cure does not heal? How to deal with setbacks as well as areas along the way? What you need to do is keep going, keep trying and not give up. It is important to acknowledge and express disappointment until you take into captivity. Only that the disease is disappointing, not to mention all of the obstacles encountered, and dealing with the disease. Disappointment is not only experienced cancer victim, but family and friends who love this person so much.
I was working on my MBA when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. Since it was already in stage 4 of cancer when she was diagnosed we found out shortly after the diagnosis that the cancer had spread to her lungs and other areas of the body. I remember the days when I found out about it. I started crying at work and could not stop and had to leave the office. I know how it feels to try and keep the tears in and there is nothing you can do to maintain them in your eyes. I know what it is to cry until your stomach twitches and out, and snot coming out your nose and you feel like throwing up. My mother was my best friend and because I am well acquainted with disappointment.
I've always wondered how people with these miracle stories published this book about overcoming cancer was done. Their method works for them, no doubt, but my mother was in such bad shape he could not do most things the book said that it is so disappointing. I wish I could talk to these people in person just to ask them ... HOW? How did you do?
One of the biggest challenges faced is that my mother was a minister, a pastor and she has a lot of people praying for her because she still believes in its healing. Father Yah (God) is a healer, but it does not always heal, and there is always the question of why those who are not cured. Dottie Olsteen wife of the late Pastor John Olsteen of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas now pastured by Joel Olsteen at one time had terminal liver cancer. Dottie gathered healing scriptures from the Bible and began to speak through them myself three times a day as prescription drugs and was totally and completely healed.
Why her and not my mother? I do not know. Maybe yah (the name of the Almighty Creator God in Hebrew) is ready for my mom to come home with him. All I can say is that it may disappoint you and will come in many oblicima.Najbolji cure for disappointment is to overcome the attitude of gratitude, accepting that I do not know the reason for everything, but you know that there is a reason and purpose of all things. Be positive while keeping your mind and spirit open to whatever might happen. The disappointment comes when something other than what you expect or foresee happening. With cancer, you must be prepared for success or failure of anything and everything. Be encouraged, you are stronger than disappointment. Do not let them catch you off guard, but be prepared for it. Know that for every disappointment is a triumph on the other side.
Entry # 5: Diet:
Each of cancer to reconstruct their diet contains foods that fight and may even cure cancer. Eat and drink substances that are non-acidic, alkaline, and highly concentrated with antioxidants. Research to find food cancer cures.
One of the most important things to do is drink plenty of water. Water is the source of life and the human body consists mostly of water. There is an author who has written a book titled "You're not sick you're just thirsty," talks about the importance of water and affects the body.
Diet is a rough subject of pancreatic cancer, because he can not know all the right things to eat and not be able to make them konzumiraju.Utječe diseases of the digestive system makes it very difficult to eat and piti.Pacijent may lose their appetite, and even and if they do not have an appetite, you eat it can make them feel sick. Pancreatic cancer is sabotaging the digestive system.
One thing that helped us some information contained on dill pickles, which helps in digestion of food. In many cases where someone with pancreatic cancer or other digestive problems eating dill pickle with each meal helps to combat digestive problems, so you can eat in comfort and to keep down food for consumption on the body.
There are also medications available to improve the appetite, but if dill pickles can be eaten with every meal, which should greatly help as well. Since pancreatic cancer patients have difficulty eating and tend to lose lots of weight, dietary supplements such as protein shakes are proposed that are easily ingested by the use of straw. Peanut butter can be added to shakes to increase the calorie content and nutritional value of the shake. Another suggestion is to eat very small meals throughout dana.Pacijent cancer may not feel like eating, but in order to live must force yourself to eat. Lack of food and liquids can kill quickly.
Vitamin D is fighting the cancer and freshly juiced vegetable juices that contain the juice of green leafy vegetables can be very useful especially when drunk immediately after juicing when the vitamin content of the living substance is high. Outside the diet is also important that consists of Epson salt baths to help heal and release toxins from the body.
We all know the saying: "You are what you eat." Eat what is alive and it will help you stay živ.Prva 3 letters of the word diet is to die for. Do not let what you eat to kill. Since cancer patients are many times you have to give up foods they like to live, it's great if the family can, in accordance with their meals in support of their nutritional efforts. Some foods make cancer grow as simple sugars. Cut sugar from your diet and use natural alternatives such as stevia to sweeten foods. Stevia is a naturally sweet leaf that is available in powder and liquid form to sweeten foods and use in recipes. I am a big Bible reader and I love that stevia is a list, because the Bible says that the leaves used to treat people. Other well-known artificial sweeteners can actually be toxic to the body so be careful with them and avoid them if possible.
Entry # 6: Death:
Even when you know that someone will die, nothing really prepares you for the impact, effects and real-life reaction to the death. Everyone has a different experience, and I'll share my personal experience with you in hopes that it will help you in some way. I remember my mom looking at me one night and tells me: "I am dying!" I did not know what to say back, because even though I knew he had cancer, and death seemed inevitable, he refused to accept the fact I was actually going to die.
We took her to the hospital on Thursday and the next day they wanted to send her hospice. Hospice is a big and scary place all at the same time. Large with respect to care and help and painless way for a patient with this world they provide. Terrible because you know that this is the last place you will be with the one you love. Hospice facilities are very comfortable and give you a chance to say goodbye, even if you do not want. No one. Keep in mind that you are not the only one going through this. Nor are you the only one who has never gone through this
counselors provide, as well as a chaplain for spiritual support and prayer. You will receive a booklet explaining the death of a process that helps you know when death is near. During this process, to give cancer patients a lot of love, comfort and support, and make sure you get enough food and rest. Talk to your loved one, while adequate, even after the drug caused by a comma, because they can still hear. Be sure not to be selfish and start to transfer them so that they do not stay on in anguish. That's all I'll say about the hospice experience as you'll learn more as you are actually in it. This is the time to meet with the funeral home and make preparations for the funeral and burial. You do not want to do, but it is necessary and will help smooth out the process. Overall, the hospice is a place to say their final goodbyes.
Entry # 7: Long:
My dad had just enough life insurance to cover my mother's funeral, and it is not recommended. At the time of cancer diagnosis was obtained in as many hits as free insurance you can get. For some reason collectors do not understand the death of law words, you could be stuck with bills that increase your grief after a loved one is gone. You will need a living will for a patient to be able to make medical decisions for them, but you also need a power of attorney to deal with their accounts of time before the death experience is up to you. You may have to wear business issues that can not handle while they are still alive and after you have passed on.Also will be secured in place so that you do not have to deal with probate. Some accounts are easily closed after death simply by sending copies of death certificates for the lender and it is important that the insurance is in place to pay bills after death, such as mortgages.
I have shared my heart, soul and intimate personal experience with you in this article that the best of my ability. It should not take a crisis such as cancer, for us to become mortgage and debt free, but if something like cancer comes to know the mortgage and debt free can be one less worry. Work to reduce or erase debts as much as possible. My father would have more freedom and opportunities Today his house is paid off when my mother passed. In addition to medical bills has been some prescriptions that cost $ 800 for a 10-day supply after our prescription benefits ran out. Death and disease do not know anything about the additional financial burden that can be increased and extended grief.
you will feel the pain of your loss for some time and it will be absolutely incredible for a long time, but you'll get through it. Remember the good times, look at pictures of life, and hear the voice of their loved ones living in your mind and spirit forever. I wish you an abundance of peace. If you want to learn how to get a copy of the book that I wrote, hoping to help people cope with the loss of a loved one, call or e-mail me.
