Hi there,
Michael here, the guy who's taking care of my friend with terminal
Brain Cancer.
I just had some time to come back to say HI.
I didn't even realize that it's been a month since I was here last.
My friend George is doing well, all things considered.
We had some scarry days last week. His vision, balance and speech were
affected by the brain tumor.
After another trip to the hospital and a visit from the GP his meds
were adjusted and he's doing better.
We'll see how long this lasts. He is now already on double the
recommended daily dose of Decadron.
I have adapted a few new routines for my life, just to try to stay
sane. I go swimming at least 5 days a week and try to have dinner with
a friend at least once a week.
I read a lot and spend as much time alone as I can.
I also found a great site for caretakers.
www.caretaker.com

I am learning new lessons every day.
There are good days and bad days, but most of the time I try to
consider it an honour that my friend chose me to take care of him and
his affairs in his last days.
The most frustrating part of this experience is that George doesn't
want to be a burden to me and is worried about me at times and
therefore he sometimes witholds some new symptoms or things going on
in his body.
This of course makes me worried.
I keep having to remind him that everyone (me, the doctors, nurses,
etc) is doing the best we know how and that all of us are only human.
To all of the other caretakers out there: It sometimes seems like a
thankless job and sometimes it seems we're taken for granted, but our
efforts are appreciated, please remember that.
Michael
Until I was