Emotional and Psychological Issues

Questions and Answers

1. How can I stop feeling resentful that my parent with cancer has become so self-involved?

   - How to deal with troubling feelings toward a parent who has become self involved after cancer diagnosis.
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2. What do I do when my mother, who has ovarian cancer, expresses resentment about my siblings not coming to visit her enough?

   - My mother, who has stage III ovarian cancer, often complains that my brother and sister don't take care of her or visit her as often as she'd like. This resentment makes me feel uncomfortable. I feel like we're talking behind their backs, plus I'm anxious that maybe she's saying these things about me to them...
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3. How do I help my parent with cancer stay positive and look on the bright side?

   - Techniques for helping a parent with cancer feel more positive.
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4. How can I stop feeling so guilty that I'm not doing enough for my mother?

   - How to approach feelings of guilt when caring for a parent with cancer.
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5. Is refusing cancer treatment a selfish act?

   - If a person refuses treatment for cancer, is it being selfish to the rest of the family? I have seen many people die from it even after they took treatment and while they were taking treatment they suffered terribly.
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6. What can I do to help my mother stop crying all the time?

   - My mother, who has metastatic breast cancer, has started crying all the time, and it upsets both of us. She says she can't help it. Is there anything I can do?
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7. A friend tells me I am emotional over having ovarian cancer. How can you not be emotional facing recurrances or dying?

   - A friend tells me i am emotional over having ovarian cancer. How can you not be emotional facing recurrances or dying?
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8. Are mood swings a side effect of chemotherapy?

   - I would like to know if mood swings and anger (almost like a Jekly and Hyde demeanor)is natural in someone taking 8 treatments of ACT chemotherapy? She has had her first 4 AC treatments and afterward, she gets moody and only wants to sleep for days on end. If you ask her if she needs anything, she gets mad...
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9. My father has colon cancer. What's the best way to deal with his angry outbursts?

   - My 82-year-old father, who is battling lymphoma, has become very irritable and frustrated and often lashes out at me. It's very upsetting, and it's making me question whether I can continue to help care for him. How do I deal with this?
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10. How can I ease my father's discomfort when I have to help him with physically intimate tasks?

    - Caring for my 68-year-old father, who has colon cancer, is getting harder as he needs me to do more and more for him. He gets very uncomfortable and upset when I have to help him with physically intimate things, like putting on support hose, bathing him, or helping him get to the bathroom. How can I make this easier for both of us...
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