Dear Judy,
Years ago I went with a guy who was really obnoxious, and of course I was crazy about him. We lived together only 5 months. Then basically he walked out on me, and also by the way left me to pay his share of the rent (I had co-signed the lease, idiotically). He moved [...]
Dear Judy,
I was asked to fill in to care for a woman with colon cancer a few days ago. She is only in her 40’s which makes it that much harder.
I met her in her living room, sitting in a recliner. She lives alone but has friends and neighbors who take turns being with her
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Dear Judy,
We just learned our daughter-in-law, whom we have always loved and admired, has colon cancer, very advanced. She was never one to go to the doctor, but that’s not the point. When she discovered her condition, we were in Portugal, Sapin and France on a vacation (6 weeks!) — and no one called or said a [...]
Dear Judy,
The only man I ever completely loved broke my heart. That was 10 years ago, when I was 22, overly jealous, overly possessive, marriage-hungry, and very dependent on him. He was 41 and well known in his field (film), so it was an unequal relationship. Also he lived, and still does, in LA, and [...]
Dear Judy,
Our mother (there are 3 of us, one brother and two sisters) is 80 and in perfect health, aside from a little arthritis. She is very alert, and knows everything about everything.
My brother was recently diagnosed with colon cancer, at age 50, and it’s pretty advanced since he never sees a doctor if he [...]
Dear Judy,
A few years ago, my live-in lover died of colon cancer, but not before suffering for months on end. He hadn’t had a checkup in years, and because I hadn’t wanted to be a harpy and hassle him, I’ve always considered myself in some ways responsible for his death. He was only 44.
All my friends [...]
Dear Judy,
My 48-year-old sister has colon cancer which has spread everywhere; the doctors say she has maybe nine to ten months left. She is also in pain, which we are trying to get the doctors to deal with.
The issue is our mother, who suffering from dementia: small strokes in the brain mixed with what is [...]
Dear Judy,
My beautiful 37-year-old husband is dying — unstoppable colon cancer. I think maybe he has a year to live, at the outside. He knows it of course, and since he’s pretty organized and always plans ahead, he’s told me he wants a private funeral for just the close family.
But after the funeral, whenever I can manage it, he says, [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009