Cancer Support

Tab

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4. It's scary because we know so little about it (or talk so little about it)

Thu Mar 31, 2016, 11:22 AM

Mar 2016

I was scared too, but once I ultimately accepted it was final there were practical things to attend to, other people that are affected, emotional stages you go through, understandings about hospice and hospital, family members that may not understand, social workers that help you through it. When you first get into an EOL situation, the scary thing is that you've never done this before.

I had a lot of questions (and some things I've learned) that make it easier now, and it can dominate a forum so that's why we broke it out.

I hope you stay and can contribute to, or get something out of, the forum.

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The End of Life Issues forum is now officially up [View all] Tab Mar 2016 OP

I hope your baby thrives. There's many with loved ones transitioning. alfredo Mar 2016 #1

Good going, Tab. sinkingfeeling Mar 2016 #2

As much as the Cancer Support Group is scary angstlessk Mar 2016 #3

It's scary because we know so little about it (or talk so little about it) Tab Mar 2016 #4

The only thing I can contribute is when I BELIEVED I was dying angstlessk Mar 2016 #5

That helps; you run a lot of your priorities and life through your brain Tab Mar 2016 #6

It was how ants and bees will easily give their lives for their nest mates angstlessk Mar 2016 #7

That's a nice way to think about it Tab Mar 2016 #8

Tab, will you let me post this as a stand alone post? angstlessk Mar 2016 #9