Dear Judy,
My father-in-law lives about 4 hours away, and seems very ill (major organ removed because of cancer, radiation for 16 weeks, 4 rounds of chemotherapy).
His wife is adament she’ll take care of everything: no need for a nurse,, no need for a house cleaner, no need for one of us to come up and [...]
Dear Judy,
Our mother was always the most difficult person on the planet, but now that she’s a lot older, it’s gotten worse. If possible.
Everyone in the family pitches in to help her out now that she needs chemo and radiation: she has laryngeal cancer. Two of us — my brother and I — drive her [...]
I can’t stress this strongly enough: Whenever you are about to discuss bad news with medical personnel, make certain you have someone along with you — someone rational who comes equipped with a notepad and an excellent memory. Don’t leave home without this person.
Why? Because however intelligent you are, however stoic and philosophical, [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2009