One to go

[scarfman]

We got out of qtrhorserider's third of four chemo sessions mid-afternoon this time, instead of after dinner as previously. Right now she's curled up in front of the History Channel program on the world's worst airports that we recorded last night because we didn't finish it then.

We've been dealing largely unremarkably with the whole cancer thing since the last chemo day; hence the lack of remarks. We each have had one meltdown day; this stuff is cumulative, and you can be dealing with it just fine and yet have it be building to a point when you need to just check out for a day. I missed work for qtrhorserider's meltdown day, and have added the psychiatrist she sees for her bipolar and anxiety disorders to the oncologists on the list of doctors who authorize my missed workdays under FMLA. She's concerned that I don't have any support I'm taking advantage of. When this all started she checked, and there isn't really a support group for support people for patients. I made an appointment with the social worker in the oncology clinic for this morning while qtrhorserider would be seeing the oncologist before the chemo, because this is among the sorts of thing the social worker is for. But the social worker had misremembered her schedule when she and I spoke, and was in another office today. I'll call to make another appointment for next week sometime, when I don't have job and Yellow Boat rehearsals occupying all my weekday time.

The Hero of Three Faces I drew while at the hospital today (against the new season which will start August 27) was the first one I've drawn since the last chemo day three weeks ago. The shows for The Yellow Boat are this weekend and I'll be ready for it to be over with.

Comments

[daisy-knotwise.livejournal.com]

A quick google search turned up
https://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/connecting_caregivers/?gclid=CMicvs-WxqoCFQIEQAoddlOG0A
and
http://www.cancercare.org/support_groups/77-caregiver_support_group_spouses_partners

as well as abunch of other stuff.

Good Luck
GHR

[scarfman]

Thanks! I'll check into those. After Yellow Boat weekend is done.

[raven-mcbain.livejournal.com]

My thoughts are with you it's hard supporting someone with Cancer, I had to go to an online support group. If you think it would help you I could send you the link.

[scarfman]

Thanks, I wouldn't turn it down.

[raven-mcbain.livejournal.com]

The main site is http://www.dailystrength.org/home and once you've logged into that you can join your specific support group such as:

http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Family-and-Friends-of-Cancer-Patients/support-group