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MI + cancer = 😵😵😵
Mutual support = yay
@Former-Member , @RMG perhaps you would like to share here, you are not alone. My husband with bipolar ii was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March this year. He had surgery, came home, was readmitted to hospital as he got an infection. He is now home and I am struggling to get a routine going.
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Mr Darcy asked me what I would like for Christmas and as yet I haven't offered any suggestions as it will likely be the last gift that he gets me. I half wondered about some jewelry but I have engagement/wedding rings which to me are enough and I am not someone who drools over jeweller's catalogues.
Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Ohhh @Former-Member , not sure what to suggest my friend
But thinking of you and you too @RMG , @Sophie1 , @Emelia8 , @Anastasia
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Emelia8Senior Contributor
Awww @Former-Member thats a hard one isnt it. Gosh. Ummm ... how about a piece of art from a favourite artist or sculpor? Its something that you can keep forever and think of Mr Darcy every time you look at it. And if you buy well it can appreciate in value.
Emelia 😔🌺
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Sophie1Senior Contributor
@Former-Member I like the artwork idea very much .. another one may be a nice reframe of the photo of the two of you from a favourite memory or time you shared ?
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
Hugs @Former-Member
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SmcSenior Contributor
I'd ditto the artwork idea @Former-Member. Maybe something that recalls a happy memory for both of you?
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RMGSenior Contributor
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Mr Darcy saw the palliative care team specialist yesterday in relation to his pain.
At this stage they are proceeding with caution, his meds have been tweaked and he now has a new med to try for the acute pain attacks he gets. His case will be reviewed at a multidisciplinary team meeting. The specialist feels his pain is multifaceted and we are running into difficulty as two of the first line drugs used for pain are also used in psychiatry and are in the same group as ones Mr D previously ran into trouble with. I said we would keep an open mind and balance benefit v risk.
Clinical trial not a goer.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hugs @Former-Member 🥰❤💝💝💝
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Thinking especially of you @Emelia8 whilst watching the pink cricket test match.
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