Husband diagnosed with liver cancer

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Registered: 07-04-2007
Husband diagnosed with liver cancer
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Wed, 07-04-2007 - 12:39pm

last week, my husband was diagnosed with liver cancer. It has invaded his portal vein, so there is no treatment. He was given 3-6 months. We are devastated. He is 51 and I'm 47, we've been married for 28 years. I don't know how I will breathe when he is gone. My normal isn't normal anymore. I have a weight on my chest, lump in my throat and I'm on the verge of tears 24/7. I don't know if will always be like this.

Does anyone have info on liver cancer? End stage? All of that. I've done a lot of research, but would love to hear some personal accounts. So glad to find this message board - could really use the support.
-Cathy

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Mon, 10-29-2007 - 10:56pm

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Registered: 11-11-2005
Wed, 10-31-2007 - 5:15pm

Hi melissa i know what you are going trough. My husband was diagoned with advanced colon cancer in march 2005. His life expectancy 2 years after the diagnosis.

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Registered: 07-31-2007
Sat, 11-03-2007 - 8:13pm

Mellisa:

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Registered: 10-26-2007
Wed, 11-07-2007 - 10:12am

I hope you are having a lovely time with your family in Vancouver.

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Registered: 07-31-2007
Sun, 11-18-2007 - 12:25am

Mellisa:

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Registered: 10-26-2007
Mon, 11-19-2007 - 2:27pm

You are so sweet to keep writing and caring - thank you (wish I knew your real name as I can't quite bring myself to call you 'peacemaker' even if that's what you are!).


We have just had an amazingly uplifting three or four days - both of us have been really buoyant and there have been lasting moments of real joy which have been very much missing from our lives in recent weeks.

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Registered: 07-31-2007
Tue, 11-20-2007 - 10:50am

Dear Melissa:

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Tue, 11-20-2007 - 11:04am

Dear Melissa:

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Registered: 10-26-2007
Tue, 11-20-2007 - 11:51am

Yes I did mean London England!

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Registered: 07-31-2007
Wed, 11-21-2007 - 12:04am

Melissa: