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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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Weight loss and fatigue are concerning signs @Anastasia , Mr D is skin and bones now, he fights his fatigue but it is slowly less possible for him to do so. Being pain free is a blessing, Mr D so miserable with either the pain or treatment side effects.
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
Oh @Former-Member sorry Mr D is in pain. So difficult to withess and my heart goes out to you. Horrible, awful times. Sending you and Mr Darcy love and and abundance of strength. Yes, concerned for my Dad, think there's a lot more going in than he says out loud 😔
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
Hugs @Former-Member just coz x
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
What a lovely surprise when I dropped by my thread just now @Former-Member , thank you 🙏
How are you and Mr Darcy?
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Unknown userMember
@Anastasia Mr Darcy is now likely end stage 💔, sleeping a lot now, has both morning and afternoon siestas as well as nodding off easily when he is up. He does very few things now and these are done very slowly as he has little energy.
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
Oh @Former-Member my heart breaks for you both. I'm so sorry. Sending you endless gentle hugs and prayers. Will keep you both in my heart 🙏💞
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
ohhh sending you lots of tender hugs @Former-Member 
here for you if you like to chat or just sitting with you having a cuppa
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Mr Darcy went into hospice care today. He has had marked deterioration over the last few days and it was too much for me to physically manage on my own.
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Emelia8Senior Contributor
Im sorry to hear of Mr Darcys rapid decline @Former-Member 😔
Professional hospice care was really your only choice. You have done so well in keeping him home with you for as long as you have.
My heart breaks for you, as I know how hard all this has been, and continues to be 💔
Emelia 🌹
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Unknown userMember
Been thinking especially of you @Emelia8
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