Thank you for your kind words. It was one week ago today he died.

It is a nasty disease and very difficult to watch a loved one go this way. Not
being able to eat, having no appetite, not even wanting some of their favorite
foods... Though, my husband could at least get ice cream down up until I had to
take him to the hospital...

Lisa.

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From: "swbw2000" <swbw2000@...>
> Stomach cancer is no fun that's for sure. Two days ago we
> celebrated my fathers 61 and last birthday. He hs gone from being a
> large man to looking like an 95 year old toothpick. We are down to
> days and this is really hard. Dad insists on having fluids by IV
> because anything that goes in is vomitted out. The IV is only
> prolonging things which is very hard for us to watch but that's his
> decision. He is on morphine and is very bloated with a large
> stomach. He has times where he can't catch his breatht due to the
> pressure he feels. These are difficult days. I saw him this
> morning and he is starting to go in and out of reality. He talks
> about things that are old or make no sense then falls back asleep.
> We hope to get him into the hospital before the weekend as my mom
> needs someone else to help her with him constantly. My father
> decided agsinst chemo as they told him it would only possibly slow
> it down from a fast to medium paced cancer. It would have meant 4
> months hooked up to iv and was likely only going to give him an
> extra 6 mponths at most. This was the end of February when we found
> out. His surgery was on the 17 of March. Now I write this on the
> 28 of June with only days to go. This has been a very fast cancer.
> We tried a cancer protocol and cellular zeolite in our holistic
> approach but nothing worked for our situation. I pray for anyone
> who has this disease or for you if you know someone. This is very
> difficult, and cruel to watch. I am sorry to hear of the other lady
> who has burried her husband this Monday. It takes a strong women to
> care for someone with this illness and bless your heart. May you
> find the strength and courage you will need each day.
>
>
>
> --- In stomachcancer@yahoogroups.com, "pumpkin422001"
> <pumpkin422001@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all -
> > A month ago my dad was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. He
> > went in for what we thought was a hernia operation and it turned
> > ugly. He was opened up and a couple of biopsies were done - they
> were
> > malignant and closed him up without doing anything. I don't know
> what
> > stage he is in but was given 3 - 6 months to live. Apparently
> when
> > they opened him up it was everywhere. Because of his age (79) he
> is
> > not a candidate for chemo or radiation. Dad is refusing any
> > alternative form of treatment - he is just basically waiting to
> die.
> > This is so sad to watch. I have an older brother but he has
> chosen to
> > ignore our situation.
> >
> > - Heather K.
> > 47 - married - no kids
> >
>
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