Top 10 Ways to Support a Spouse With Breast Cancer Posted: 12-09-07 01:41am
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that
has developed from cells of the breast.
Breast cancer kills more women in the
United States than any cancer except lung
cancer. (nlm.nih.gov)
Breast Cancer Support
Treatment for breast cancer made me feel
very sick. Fortunately, my husband, Karl
D. Stephan, stepped up to the challenge of
suddenly becoming a home caregiver, while
also holding down a full-time job. I asked
him for his top ways to be supportive when
your spouse is in treatment for breast
cancer. Here's what he had to share.
1. Be There
The person with breast cancer needs you
now more than ever. But the patient won't
be fun to be with all the time. So, don't
give into the temptation to hide from the
situation by getting busier with work,
hobbies, or other things that keep you
away from the patient. It's no fun holding
a woman's head while she loses her
cookies, or holding her hand just before
she goes into surgery. But she'll remember
what you did for her later.
2. Advocate
3. Organize
4. Encourage
5...
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MandMs
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Posted: 12-14-07 04:20am
You are lucky one to have supportive and
carrying husband, knowing the fact that
nearly seven in ten marriages touched by
breast cancer do not survive.
I guess he proved you once more that he
loves you no matter what happened.
When you were diagnosed with breast
cancer?
Can you, please, share your story with us
since the beginning of the disease?
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