i have colon and breast cancer, and wonder if there are any make a wish programs for older people?
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I do know of chemoangels, it isn't quite on the level of Make a Wish, but they hook you up with an 'angel' who can send you packages and cards to help you through the chemo process.  Best of luck to you...
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Are there any organizations in your community who can help you? I wish you the best, sweetie.
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check out\n\nwww.americancancersociety.org
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I would like to be well enough to enjoy life again with my husband and to see my mom out of pain also...\nI would also like to be out of debt, so if you are in the business of granting wishes???
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If you are in Broward county you can sign up for Browards Hospital Districts audult care facility.  http://www.mhabroward.org/medicalcare.html\n\nOr since you have cancer you may want to apply for SSI and they will automatically set you up with medicaid.
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colon cancer is usually a disease of older people. However, cancer does not honor age, unfortunately.  If you have a family history, then you are very wise to get it checked out.  The doctor may want to scope you.  It doesn't hurt, i know, I had enough times.  It doesn't mean you actually have colon cancer but I wouldn't take any chances since you do have a history,  no will be able to tell you if you have cancer...only your doctor will and you are seeing the right kind of doctor.  Your type of symptoms can be a variety of problems.  First and foremost. you must rule out cancer.  Good luck to you and my prayers are with you.
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If you haven't had one already, ask about a PET scan. It's sorta like a CAT scan, but it's used to detect any cancer in the body. When my husband had cancer, it's what they used to see where it was, and then they used it once more after his treatment was finished to see if all of it was gone.  Also, ask about maybe getting put on a steroid. My grandfather-in-law, has some health issues, but he had gotten to where he would eat maybe once a day, if that. They put him on some sort of steroid(not sure of it's name)and now he eats like a pig.(good thing) \n  I would also consider going to a different doctor and letting them give you the once-over as well. Having a fresh set of eyes and a  mind on the case may help. I wish you the best, hope you get everything figured out and get to feeling better!
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Do not loose hope yet the info at the site below may just provide you with the answers you need. Good luck, my prayers are with you, I wish I had this info when I was younger and my dad had cancer.
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Try salted pretzel sticks, Or if someone wants to be a sweetie, they can go buy you a Fresh baked pretzel from somewhere. My grandfather used to get these when he had chemo, but had alot of trouble keeping them, and anything else, down. Hope you have better luck, and you have my admiration for going through such a traumatic procedure!
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Hello. I am too a Breast Cancer survivor. Try asking some friends or family to host a benefit for you. I helped with one that raised well over $10,000 by having a spaghetti feed, raffle, and silent auction. It was awesome. You can get local businesses to donate items and food etc.  Talk to some of your family and/or friends. I know that might be awkward, but I think if you explain you financial burdens (which I know and understand all too well) they might be willing to do this for you. Good luck!
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I don't know myself but I did a little research and this website should offer some helpful links, or hopefully point you in the right direction:\n\nhttp://www.cancernews.com/support.html\n\nIt must be so hard for you right now, but take heart in your granddaughter's love, and know that your daughter lives on through your memories of her.\n\nKind Wishes being sent your way
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I went through chemo for 6 months and I loved the dinners people would bring over because I was so weak I could barely get the energy to get out of bed.  Sometimes people would just drop off dinner at the front door in case I didn't want company.  Another great idea is offering to spend time with your friend by taking them out for normal things like shopping, or even helping around the house (I didn't have enough energy to wash a load of clothes)  They will appreciate that more than any other gift you would buy. Flowers are a nice touch, or a good book.
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if you have the money you could hire someone just to do odd jobs for you and sometimes when people are ill with cancer the cancer society will take them to all their appts. and all you have to do is call the society in your town and fill out a form..they will also help you to get medicine and whatever you need for your father..I know because my father had liver cancer and we live in a very small town and they helped us..he only lived 6 months..it is hard when we have elderly parents and we have no help, and we have our own problems..medicare and social services may be able to direct you to some help or hospice could help you if your parent is terminal..there is help out there you just have to look for it...call the hospice center and they can direct you even if he is not terminal...good luck I know your pain and i have two sisters who would not help at all when Dad was dying...and i have muscular dystrophy...so i understand!!!....////////
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There are many agencies/organizations that can help in different ways. Some are for specific cancer types and others are for cancer patients in general. The following site lists a lot of these and should lead you to one or more that can help you. http://cellscience.com/CANCharities.html\nAnother which has been helpful to me, but is not on the previous website, is http://www.cancercare.org/services.html
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My aunt passed away this past year from breast cancer, and I don't know if this is something that it unique to the city they live in, to breast cancer, or to terminal patients, but there was a hospice that helped them (her, her husband, my cousins, and my grandparents) through the entire thing, providing counseling for her and for her "co-survivors" (the people in your life whose lives are affected during diagnosis, treatment, and possibly death), being an advocate for her with the various doctors and hospitals and treatment centers, helping them find financial resources when things got really bad financially, and when the end was near, she went to live there and was cared for in a really kind, peaceful, gentle way (unlike at a hospital, where understaffing can happen, the hospice is small, and the people are trained for that particular work...  they became close friends through the whole ordeal).\n\nIt's not just with the elderly.  Depression in cancer patients and families of cancer patients is understandable and common.  If you don't know of any resources, start out talking to his oncologist (or a nurse at the oncologist's office, since a lot of times, the doctors can be rushed and not all doctors have a great bedside manner, while nurses are the ones who are actually THERE for the whole thing).  Express your concerns and ask if there are any centers, hospices, or other resources available to help them work through this time in their lives.  I'm sure they'll be able to get you to SOMEONE who could help, or who could tell you what the next step towards getting help would be.\n\nAll that aside, when my own grandfather had cancer, he was very trying to be around.  I say that, and I hope you realize that I love him very very much, and I understand that it's COMPLETELY normal for him to be upset, and all that, but realistically, yeah, he was difficult to be with.  Basically, for 65 years, he had been a robust man, working two jobs at time, a manager or supervisor in just about any job he had, he loved to be around people and to travel and to work out in his yard and all that, then he got sick, and was dependant on his wife (a woman my husband likes to tease about being the only 65-year-old woman to maintain her birthweight...  she's TINY) and his daughters and doctors, and he didn't have the energy he wanted to keep up with grandkids and go to church and he couldn't travel anymore.  Basically, he just had to hand over his "I Can Take Care of Myself" card, and I think his pride was hurt more than his body at that time.  So we'd bring him food, or help him across the house, and he was grumbling the whole time, not because he was bothered by us or he didn't think we were taking good care of him, but because he didn't want to be taken care of at all.  That frustration on top of everything else came out loud and clear.  Understand that your grandfather is a grown man (even if at times he has to be cared for like a child) and try to find ways to respect him that way.  In some ways, taking care of an ill grandparent is like taking care of a three-year-old.  They have to reliquish control, but they won't do it happily.  Sometimes the best thing to do is to let them think they have control, even over seemingly small things.  \n\nI'm sorry to hear of your grandfather's illness.  Take care.
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In reply to Domino, it is a misconception that if it is cancer that you can't move it. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 25 and had been previously undiagnosed for two years prior because the doctors said that the lump wasn't hard enough and that they could move it so it was nothing. Two years later when it was twice the size they finally decided to do something about it. My advise to you would be to see your doctor and refuse for anything less than a mammogram or ultrasound. I found that you have to take your life into your own hands because the doctors aren't going to do it for you. You must insist on things like this because if you are under 35 then more than likely your doctor will tell you that it is nothing....which it more than likely is but why take that chance?
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I'm sorry you have experienced this. Is there a hospice program where you live where they can practice comfort care for your loved one? It might be worth looking into and is covered under most insurance plans.