A family's experiences caregiving for a parent dying of brain cancer
As I write these entries, I won’t be generalizing. The problems I mention are really very specific to my father’s situation. As far as I know, brain cancer can affect any region of the brain. Because our brain has compartmentalized tasks and brain cancer, at least initially, affects a tiny area, the impact on the [...]
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Nearly five months out from the original indication that something was wrong, my father feels cold all the time, his sense of proportion is lost, his sight and hearing wanes, the short term memory fails, and sometimes basic or routine functions seem unfamiliar to him. It’s not fair. It might have made more sense to [...]
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