It's hard to know what to say. I have just asked if there's anything I can do to help. Chemo and radiation take so much out of you, an offer to do some shopping or cooking a meal can seldom go amiss. I lost my dad and aunt to cancer. It is evil.
On a lighter note, glad you got out and let loose! We all need a night like that now and then :-)
Sesh, I am sorry about your father and aunt. Thanks for commisserating. It really us hard to know what to say, but I will try to share some of my favorite memories & things I learned from him. Often we do not know how our actions may have benefited someone until they tell us about it -- we're sometimes just being ourselves, not even consciously trying to be good, but some small good may flow from our actions or principles.
I'll offer help, although I'm not sure how it will be received because of the "no visitors yet" request. Hopefully things will get better.
Nights out provide balance, something I haven't paid much attention to lately. My internet service was out for the past 2 days -- made quite a difference, spent more time outdoors and attended another big party. Maybe not such a bad thing, being offline for a while!
I wouldn't know what to say, but doing anything and everything for those affected by a loved one with cancer never goes unnoticed. My grandma died of lung cancer when I was 12, after 5 months living in-home with only occasional visits from a nearby hospice (it's all we could afford). My parents took every stitch of help during that time. <3
I'm sorry about your grandma; it must have been difficult to see her health decline so rapidly within only 5 months, and the hospice situation must have made it especially hard; we all want to do our best to care for someone who is severely or terminally ill.
True, actions speak loudly during such times -- I'm going to offer help with tasks to give his overworked & stressed out partner a break (as Sesh suggested above) and bought a card, which I will drop off instead of mailing. I would cook or bake something but I don't know if he can eat much, which is a real shame -- R. loves food and is an excellent cook (his partner is a chef).
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On a lighter note, glad you got out and let loose! We all need a night like that now and then :-)
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Thanks for commisserating. It really us hard to know what to say, but I will try to share some of my favorite memories & things I learned from him. Often we do not know how our actions may have benefited someone until they tell us about it -- we're sometimes just being ourselves, not even consciously trying to be good, but some small good may flow from our actions or principles.
I'll offer help, although I'm not sure how it will be received because of the "no visitors yet" request. Hopefully things will get better.
Nights out provide balance, something I haven't paid much attention to lately. My internet service was out for the past 2 days -- made quite a difference, spent more time outdoors and attended another big party. Maybe not such a bad thing, being offline for a while!
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True, actions speak loudly during such times -- I'm going to offer help with tasks to give his overworked & stressed out partner a break (as Sesh suggested above) and bought a card, which I will drop off instead of mailing. I would cook or bake something but I don't know if he can eat much, which is a real shame -- R. loves food and is an excellent cook (his partner is a chef).
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