Some days change you forever, not gradually, but all at once.
When you're dealing with cancer, you'll encounter many days like that. In this episode of I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes, I discuss a few tough days for my husband and me.
As my husband lay still inside a PET scan machine, which would light up the cancer cells in his body, I was across town on the floor of the vet's office, putting our beloved dog to sleep. Two rooms. Impossible grief in both.
I discuss the impossible weight of grief we endured while still having to continue searching for hope, laying our dog to rest, and my first taste of advocacy to ensure my husband started treatment as quickly as possible.
I offer caregiving and advocacy tips to support you and your loved ones along your journey. I pass along a tip a surgeon told us when we first started Gavin's cancer treatment plan.
This episode touches on love, loss, and the way life sometimes demands more from us than we think we can give. And yet, caregivers have to continue giving.
I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes
I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes is about family caregiving, advocacy, burnout recovery, and marriage. In addition to sharing her personal story of caregiving and advocacy for her husband through his cancer journey, she talks with experts in the healthcare industry, as well as therapists, to help listeners bring harmony back into their lives during and after a traumatic health diagnosis. Each episode is filled with stories and tips for family caregivers and advocates. And, if you're a family caregiver married to your patient, you'll walk away with a few marriage tips too!
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