Personal Story Library

Alan's Story

By Alanrsmith

My wife was diagnosed with colon/liver cancer about 2 months ago. She has a tumor the size of a golf ball on the colon and live where they meet. At this point the only thing theya re doing is giving her chemo therapy. This will go on for the next 6 months. I am the person that takes my wife to all appointments. This is including chemo. I have 2 ... Read more

Allison's Story

By Kiddo

Hi, I am my Dad's Kiddo. I will be 29 yrs old tomorrow. I had to have my Father hospitalized on Feb. 14th 2007. My stepmother (his wife of 25 yrs) died Feb. 5th 2005. He was already depressed. Christmas 2005 my stepbrother & I with our spouses went to spend that 1st Christmas with him. This past Christmas he didn't want anybody there. After Christmas ... Read more

anant's Story

By sai

I was eldest of the family of nine. My mom became mentally ill when I was ten and I had taken her for treatment and by 1960 I had to take her to the mental institute at Purasavakkam, Chennai and admit her as a patient. she passed away in 1963. I left India in 1961 and came to U.S.A in 1977 and I want to get back to India and work as a volunteer at ... Read more

Angela's Story

By Angela

Well this story could go on and on if I started from the begining so I won't. I just picked up my mom today who is nearly 70 from a PA prison. Seven months ago she was arrested for assalting a police officer while they were trying to take her from a burning house. She may have beem drinking I don't know I wasn't there. So she was them arrested and ... Read more

Anna's Story

By annie314

My father is a victim of Parkinsen's for the past 5 years. He also has a pacemaker and dementia when he is tired but for the most part in is very alert and very smart. Since he can only sit a certain way and cannot move while in the bed on his own he is getting bed sores which I have not been able to get under control. ... Read more

betty's Story

By sister

My husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in April 2003. We went through 5 weeks of chemo, radiation and then underwent surgery. They removed 3/4 of his esophagus and 1/4 of his stomach and we received a clean bill of health. We were cancer free. Within 6 mos. cancer returned with a vengeance. It was at this point I went to our hospital ... Read more

Bronna's Story

By Bronna

My story seems to be ongoing. My husband retired in 2001 and we moved to our farm in N. Mo. A year later my sister and her husband retired and moved to a small town about 13 miles from us. My sister and I were very close. Our dad died when we were young and she was like a mom to me. She was 10 years older. After they moved, we started enjoying retirement ... Read more

Bruce's Story

By orthomancares

Seeing how important it is to value each day as my friends 4 close friends lost there lives due to cancer. Thank you , Bruce G. See or contact if interested ********************. Or email ******************* ... Read more

Carol's Story

By Maysville

My father passed away in 1998 with prostate cancer. Now my mom is 60 and in bad health. We live in a rural part of Madison County Alabama about 30 miles from the closeset doctor. it is difficult getting mom to and from the doctors and when gas was almost $4 gallon i know a lot of people who went without going to the dr. So i am doing something ... Read more

Carol's Story

By csu

My mother is 84 years of age. She has had multiple strokes that has left her with some permanent damage verbally. My mother is recovering from cancer. My mother recently went into the ER due to an abcess tooth and not feeling well. They wanted to do surgery for every tooth in her mouth was abcessed , but they couldn't for she was having strokes ... Read more