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Cancer Support

marble falls

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1. Treat her with the loving care you always have. Thank goodness that is how my wife treated me. I was a handful ...

Reply to onethatcares (Original post)

Fri May 30, 2025, 09:25 AM

May 30

... and she never got short with me or ignored me - that I can remember.

It will get easier and she will get better. You might want to discuss this with her Oncologist about strategies.

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dealing with short term memory loss during chemo [View all] onethatcares May 30 OP

Treat her with the loving care you always have. Thank goodness that is how my wife treated me. I was a handful ... marble falls May 30 #1

Not sure, but healing vibes on the way to both of you SheltieLover May 30 #2

There is something called chemo brain or chemo fog. 2MuchNoise May 30 #3

Help her make strict protocols for necessities. PufPuf23 May 30 #4