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bdecka
  • By bdecka · Posted December 16, 2008
  • Journal · 6 recommendations
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Bedtime Prayers: Now I lay me down to sleep

Ex_turned_Caregiver
  • By Ex_turned_Caregiver · Posted November 10, 2009
  • Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 5 recommendations
  • I need a simple bedtime prayer for my terminally ill SCLC patient, but I can't bring myself to say, "if I should die before I wake..." So, I made some up! Do you have any comforting bedtime prayers for ...

Just a few friendly reminders about the rules

amymaura
  • By amymaura · Posted November 19, 2009
  • Discussion in Help desk · 4 recommendations
  • Hi everyone, This isn't really a Help Desk question, but because it is related to the guidelines and functioning of this community, I decided to put it here. There has been a lot of tension in this community ...

Loved ones, as well as fellow patients, PLEASE strive to be positive!

Waterspirit
  • By Waterspirit · Posted November 21, 2009
  • Discussion in Small cell lung cancer · 2 recommendations
  • I have lost all my hair, and have a hot head. Therefore, when I am in public my head is usually not covered. I am approached constantly by people, most often with encouragement. Sometimes with a sympathetic ...

Whine

Jim08
  • By Jim08 · Posted November 18, 2009
  • Discussion in Survivor stories · 2 recommendations
  • Please excuse me, I really need to whine. I stopped treatment a year ago with the plan to get a CT scan in one year. I had that scan two weeks ago and I am still waiting for the onc to call with results ...

Monday evening

Marg
  • By Marg · Posted yesterday at 10:13 pm
  • Journal · 1 recommendation
  • It has been a really good day. Mike woke up at 5:45 and said he felt great and wanted to get up and have coffee with me. That hasn't happened for weeks. His brother and mother came over and visited for ...

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

cuddles53
  • By cuddles53 · Posted yesterday at 9:38 pm
  • Discussion in Family members and caregivers · 1 recommendation
  • I just wanted to take a few minutes to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving this week. Times will get busier and I am not sure I will remember, so thought I would post it now, while thinking about it. So ...

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