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gwacie

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #60 on: March 06, 2010, 03:56:40 pm »
Hi everyone, it's been a while. Here's an update - we admitted my dad in the ER last night and he's now confined in the hospital, but for a different reason. He's been urinating blood. The doctor suspects it's prostate, and I thank God at least that for once he listened to us and went to the hospital.

I've backread some of your stories (no time to read all of them) and they all touch my heart. I'm so glad I'm not alone and that we shared similar experiences. Thank you to all my GT sisses for support. I'm only here for a short time at home to shower and eat, check email etc then I'm off again to the hospital, but I'll be back again to read this thread more thoroughly.

Once again, thank you.

slovy

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #61 on: March 06, 2010, 10:12:15 pm »
Nakakaiyak naman ang thread na to :(

I know it's really hard mawalan ng minamahal sa buhay.. I also have an experience of losing someone..  I know it's very painful :-[ . Lalo na kapag nakikita mong nahihirapan tapos wala kang magagawa.


here's my story:
Manila based po ako because of work, my family was in the province kaya noong mga panahon ng trials na ito wala po ako doon..
It was mid 2008,  nang simulang mararamdaman ng brother ko iyong pananakit ng kanang tagiliran niya. At first, sabi niya pasumpong-sumpong lang so binalewala lang niya iyon hanggang sa dumating iyong time na hindi na daw niya halos kaya iyong sakit. So my mom decided to pacheck up him pero laking taka nila kasi wala namang nakitang problem. Binigyan lang kuya ko ng mga pain killer drug baka daw pananakit lang ng tiyan.. Lumipas mga araw, padalas na ng padalas iyong sumpong so pa second opinion ulit sila, ganoon pa din po sabi ng doctor, walang problema. Kahit pa 3rd opinion na, talagang walang nakitang sakit. Kaya they keep on wondering.. anong dahilan?

Eh sa province, uso po iyong mga "evil forces" like enkanto, kulam etc. etc. kahit hindi naman kami talagang naniniwala sa mga ganoon, mapagaling lang ang kuya ko napipilitan ang mom & dad na lumapit sa arbularyo. Effective naman po dahil after mapagamot, gumaling si kuya, naging active siya, back to normal ulit siya. Ang sabi nga parang nakulam daw.. we don't know how true na ganoon nga, my parents agreed na lang kasi at that time, noong pinagamot naman siya ang gusto lang nila o namin, gumaling siya. Mahirap kasi pag nakikita siyang sinusumpong talagang namimilipit daw siya sa sakit according to my mom. So iyon na nga gumaling siya, naging health conscious na din siya..

Late january 2009, eto na, until now pag naiisip ko napapaiyak talaga ako. Nabugbog po ang kuya ko, nakursonadahan daw. ayun.. napuruhan iyong kanang tagiliran niya.
He was admitted at the hospital right away and they all got shocked of what the doctor have to say, my brother was diagnosed by kidney cancer daw. Ang masaklap pa stage 3 na kaagad siya at that time. So of course we are all in tears, we keep on crying crying crying and asking bakit ganoon? Nagtataka na rin bakit noong mga nakalipas na mga check up hindi nadedetect iyong cancer. Bilib lang din ako sa fighting spirit ng kuya ko, sa kondisyon niya na iyon siya pa daw ang may lakas na loob na magpapatawa sa parents ko. Laging nagsasabi na it's not too late pa daw, may paraan pa.. Basta po, siya pa iyong nagcocomfort.
So after he was diagnosed of cancer, the doctor asked him daw if he wanted to undergo chemo therapy, he said, ayaw niya. He was scheduled by operation, ipatanggal na lang daw iyong right kidney niya (w/c was really affected.) Ito lang talaga ang hindi namin maintindihan coz everytime na ooperahan na sana siya, laging may nakikitang complication.

Like Feb. 2, 2009: May fever siya so hindi muna ooperahan antayin daw gumaling. Reschedule ulit.

Feb. 16, 2009: Nagka-diarrhea naman siya.

March 2 2009: Nagkaroon na daw ng tubig iyong lungs.
Hanggang sa hindi na talaga siya naooperahan.

Sabi niya uwi daw muna sa bahay dahil lalo lang siyang manghihina sa ospital. So inuwi.

April 2009: my mom and younger sister told me start na daw ang pagbagsak ng weight ni kuya, we all suggest na paospital ulit namin siya pero ayaw na niya. Mas gusto pa niya sa albularyo, sumisigla daw siya. Kaya ayun, naghahanap ang parents ko ng magaling na albularyo talaga. Naka 5 yata na albularyo, lahat sila iisa lang ang sinasabi hindi iyon cancer, nakulam daw siya. So pinagamot ng pinagamot may times na gumagaling naman.

May 2009: We got the chance na magkita ulit after 1 year and a half. As I was entering his room, that's the first time I saw him cry, that's the first time also mom saw kuya breaks down. na ikinaiyak din ni mommy kasi he knows kuya as fighter daw talaga simula noong magkasakit siya. never daw niyang nakitang umiyak, noong time lang daw na iyon. I also breaks down na din, though I'm crying na at feeling ko di ko kayang tingnan siya(he really changed a lot, super payat and hirap huminga tapos laging dumadaing sa sakit) I'm trying to comfort him pa din, I said, kuya, why so emotional? You should be happy, I'm home. Then he grab my hand and he said, "buti nagkita pa tayo." So ciempre sabi ko naman don't say that, gagaling ka pa. Don't lose hope, everything will be fine... and so on, and so on..
Alam nyo po during my stay there, talagang nagpapasilbi siya sa akin, super touch ako talaga kasi before naman hindi siya ganon kalambing to me, in short hindi kami close. Kahit pagpapaligo niya, gusto niya ako gumagawa, nagpapakain sa kanya basta lahat ng pagsisilbi gusto niya ako gumawa.

Though noong time na iyon ayaw ko mang isipin pero nafefeel ko ng hindi na siya tatagal nakikita ko pa din will power niya na gusto pa talaga niyang mabuhay, gusto talaga niyang gumaling kahit hirap na hirap na siya. Super kawawa nga eh, I remember him saying pa nga "gagaling pa kaya ako" tapos maluha-luha, talagang parang tinutusok din ang puso ko, ang hirap talaga.

Pero fighter talaga siya dahil at that time ayaw ko ng bumalik ng maynila. What I wanted is doon na lang, kasi ayaw ko mamissed every single day.. pero he convinced me na bumalik na lang kasi sayang ang work, wag ko daw siya alalahanin dahil gagaling din siya, he promised me na ok lang daw.. So I packed up my things and bumalik na.

June 2009: Kala ko may improvement though nakahiga pa din siya, dahil nakakapagchat na siya at lagi na din kami nag-uusap unlike dati na hindi daw niya kaya. Lagi siyang may hinihingi sa akin na labis ko namang ipinagtataka dahil iyong mga hiningi niya unusual.. like white shirt puro ganoon, so ako naman, bigay lang din ng bigay.

July 02, 2009: my mom's celebrating her birthday, kuya was the one daw na magpacater, siya daw naglilist ng mga ulam na oorderin, and iyon daw ang pinakahuling nakita ni mom si kuya na masaya kahit nakahiga lang.. Pinabayaan lang daw nila.

Morning of july 03, kuya made lambing to mom and dad daw, he even kissed mom & dad's cheeks.. Then daddy naiyak na daw, sabi daw ni dad "son be strong," kuya answered daw "hindi ko na kaya dad, let me go, isinuko ko na ang lahat sa diyos, hirap na ako so kung anuman ang mangyari then so be it I'll respect his will." Nag-iyakan na naman daw sila then mommy said we're not yet ready, you're too young pa na mawala sa amin, please hold on..(he's only 26 yers old) kaya mo iyan, kaya mo iyan", So nagbiro pa nga daw sabi, hindi pa, prinaktis ko lang kayo"...

Ayon.. UNTIL........
july 03, 2009 at exactly 11:00pm, he passed away na, no joke.! Bumahing lang daw tapos iyon na..

Actually 1 hr before he died, 10:00pm to be exact I had a chance pa to talk to him, pero hindi ko akalain na iyon na pala ang huli naming pag-uusap. pag naalala ko iyong huling bye niya na 3 times pa niya inulit, naiiyak ako actually kahit ngayon habang sinusulat ko to.. I'm crying!

"wherever you are now kuya, hope you may rest in peace na".. :( it's painful talaga..

kaya bago maging huli ang lahat iparamdam niyo na sa mga mahal niyo na mahal niyo sila..

Thanks for your time reading this, pasensiya na kung napahaba..
Again, thank you po!

patchuchai

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #62 on: March 07, 2010, 10:42:09 am »
sa previous post ko, my mom suffered aneurysm at pneumonia. gumaling iyong aneurysm niya pero andoon pa rin ang risk. naging problema namin iyong pneumonia niya kasi napansin namin umuubo ulit siya, binigyan siya ng neurologist niya ng gamot akala allergic cough lang, pero 3 weeks na ganoon pa rin, ni-refer siya sa dati niyang doctor na pulmonologist, hinala na ng doctor ay TB, pina-chest xray ulit siya, nag-negative kasi siya noong may 2009 at december 23, 2009 (na-admit siya). based doon sa xray result PTB nga, wala pang binigay na gamot kasi may sputum check for 3 days. nanghina ulit ako, pero si mama noong malaman sakit niya, sabi sana kung andoon siya sa clinic natanong pa niya kung anong channel daw ba, kapuso o kapamilya. malakas fighting spirit ng mama ko, tanggap niya kung ano man mangyari. kaso ako parang hindi pa, kasi pakiramdam ko hindi ko nabigay lahat sa mama ko, hindi ko siya nadala abroad, nabigyan ng sasakyan, kaginhawaan sa buhay. pero siya sabi niya kuntento na siyang nakikitang magkakasama kaming pamilya. sa ngayon wala kaming katulong sa bahay, kasi may tita pa akong may alzheimer (ibang kwento na naman ito). prayer ko sa ating lahat ang strength  para matanggap ang kalooban ni GOD.

changelessme

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #63 on: March 07, 2010, 05:58:14 pm »
napakasakit.. indefinable ang feeling.

jaymilu_620

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #64 on: March 08, 2010, 01:47:28 pm »
When I found out that papa were going to die because of cirrhosis..
First denial stage

Pero I pretended to be ok kasi ako lang ang matapang sa amin 4.. Were 3siblings and my mama..

We never let go of his hands..
Kahit masungit we never stop saying we love him up to his last breath.
Basta make the most out of it..
Before I don't really know the feeling of losing but pag naranasan mo na pala you tend to value what is left to paved importance.
Its been 3years and I still miss the memories and treasure it.
Advised lang be brave kasi even ang dying natin kamag anak takot din mamatay..pray together..hold their hand..assure your love..give them the assurance that you'll be ok so no need to look back and allow them to rest..
Don't hold on kasi they won't be at peace..

Kahit masakit accept nalang natin kahit masakit

jaymilu_620

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #65 on: March 08, 2010, 02:02:36 pm »
The pain is still there..lalo na yung pag namimiss mo and wala ka nang magawa..but I'm so bleSsed kasi nagkamiracle nadagdagan ng 1month si papa bago nagpahinga..
We gave him comfort..tinigil na namin lahat ng medications comfort nalang kasi nakikita namin yung pain.but his battling kasi di niya kami kaya iwan.
And gusto ko maging handa siya I ask for our family friends na priest to have papa a confession and annointing of the sick..mga 4times ata..nakakagaan kasi yung loob na alam mong magiging safe siya..
Mas pinili konalang magtapang tapangan na kaya ko..kesa makita ko siyang lumalaban..masakit na sasabihin ng doctor na my papa is so brave and never nawalan ng jive lumaban but yung system niya is shutting down..

The day when he pleads goodbye,,we whisper we lover him and before we slept I told him to go papa..I'll be ok..and kahit anong mangyari di ko pababayaan si mama..
Lam niyo sis yun lang pala inantay niya...he rest so smoothly.. Nakita ko yung love ng parents ko sa isat isa at sa amin..

I'm happy na din na he rested smoothly..kesa yung nakikita ko na naghihirap pa...

Up to now while typing this..todo iyak..

Be brave and kapit tayo ke god

jaymilu_620

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« Reply #66 on: March 08, 2010, 02:55:29 pm »
Pasali sis...

3years ng nagpapahinga si papa pero ok naman lahat nung namatay siya.

Nung sinabi na any moment mamatay siya.. Una naming inisip we don't want him magstay sa morgue so we contact mga funerals..and check their rates..

Nung magkasakit kasi papa ko nagkaroon na kami ng thoughts kung ano gusto namin mangyari pag namahinga nakami..
He wanted to be cremated.ayaw niya magkabaong pa kasi ayaw niya pintasan siya pag patay na siya etc

So nung nasa level na siya na naextend ng kaunti life niya nagcanvass na kami para dina kami maloka..
I bought a 2 white blankets. Yun kasi yung gusto ko sa kanya lahat ng gamit..
Tapos nag isip na kung saan ang wake and saan ilalagay yung urn.

And siempre pinaprepare ko din si papa.he had his confession and had 4 annointing of the sick.
Kaya ayon nung namatay siya we cover him and with white blanket and hindi na siya dinaan sa morgue. Derecho na siya sinundo na kami ng funeraria. And cremation siya. Kaso di kami prepared na me damit pa pala.kaya barong nalang ng kuya ko.yung nagmass e kilala din namin.and yung flowers is parang debutant nga dating ..me cross siya na flowers.ayoko ng korono at walang roses as much as possible..

ang importante we gave our very best for our loved ones before they rest

aquacharly

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Re: preparing for death
« Reply #67 on: March 08, 2010, 03:06:13 pm »
MY APOLOGIES...  I meant ARLINGTON, not Araneta.  Sorry
(I really kasi avoid wakes... everybody says nobody will come to my wake because of that... so mabuti na lang daw madami akong kapatid.  LOL   Default ko kasi Loyola Guada and Arlington on Araneta, now Heritage Park)

hay buhay,  sabi nga ng Achi ko ... kung may dyslexia some people... as in nagkakapalit ang p and b... eh ako may dyslexiia sa names!  does anybody know what that is called?  Hindi ulianin ha... wala pa akong 30!   so hindi din puede alzheimer's  LOL

like Derek Ramsay .. nasabi ko Dexter    LOL

ishko

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Re: preparing for death
« Reply #68 on: March 17, 2010, 11:21:08 am »
to all sisses, please give some advise on how to help a spouse who lost the better half.. kasi di ba mahirap mag-move on kapag matagal magkasama tapos bigla namatay ang spouse... please help.. thanks

mikey_mouse_219

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #69 on: March 29, 2010, 06:49:11 pm »
my family is in this situation right now. my lola, she's 85, is too weak and tired na. Doctors say its because of old age na rin. Just this weekend halos kumpleto kaming mga apo nya, with all my titos and titas rin. Pati mga pamilya naming mga apo nya halos lahat kami kumpleto. We were all saying it was fun to see each other, daig pa christmas and new year, coz we really really need to be there.

Its hard to see here like that. If we talk to her she says ayaw na nya. Last night she was whispering, Lord ayaw na... and she said madalas na nya nakikita Lolo ko who passed away several years ago. We asked her if my Lolo is saying anything to her. Wala raw, sabi nya nga daw isama na cya kasi pagod na cya, but my Lolo said that he's just there to look over her. Then we saw her cry. That's the first time I saw my Lola cried!

Its so sad knowing na we're just waiting for the inevitable. But I guess its all for the better in the end para hindi na cya mahirapan....

pillowski

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #70 on: April 04, 2010, 11:36:56 am »
Almost ten years ago...nag acute MI nanay ko, 3-4 blocked heart arteries and immediately went on bypass, we spend millions of pesos, to be told by the doctors later on that the heart is really weak, and nobody knows when is her final days, it could be any second, any minute up to years if we will be lucky enough to hear our prayers for extension in my nanay's life...

Lucky nga kami, she had 5 more years after her 36days in CCU. 5 years of constant trip to hospital, which we learned to accept later on that hospital room will be our hotel room where we will spend our vacation.  Althroughout, i had stayed beside her, willingly joined my mom in all her pain and hardship, i also made sure that she is well prepared to meet our Creator.  Napakasakit man gawin, i bought her funeral clothes na okay naman sa kanya.  Napakadami nyang naibilin sa akin. I missed her so much until to this days na 4 years na syang wala.

Hindi ako pumayag na mabuhay ang aming pamilya sa last 5 years ni nanay na puno ng fear of one day we will wake up na wala na sya, which later on happened.  Pinakamasakit sa parte ng buhay ko.  Napakahirap ikuwento ng hindi ako maiiyak. She safe now in God's arms. Salamat at nakayanan namin....

ms.paige

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #71 on: April 07, 2010, 09:40:37 pm »
when you know a family member is dying.....
 ano ang dapat gawin? ano ang dapat sabihin? masakit, nakakalito, hindi mo alam kung san ka lulugar... aasa pa ba sa milagro or tatanggapin na ang sitwasyon  :'(

 my nephew who is 6 y/o now was diagnosed with leukemia when he was 4 y/o. ngayon mukhang mawawala na siya sa amin. my brother, nahihirapan siyang tanggapin. my daughter is a special child paano ko i-eexplain sa kanya pag dumating ang time na wala na ang cousin niya. :'( :'( :'(

slovy

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #72 on: April 08, 2010, 04:15:16 pm »
It's really painful. Hindi maeexplain iyong feeling.. My brother noong magkasakit siya, alam naman namin na sa condition niya at that time, hindi na talaga siya tatagal dahil grabe na siya. Ayun, masakit na makikita mong nahihirapan, hopeless at helpless ka din. Lalo iyong kuya ko noong buhay pa siya, may time naitatanong niya, tatagal pa kaya ako? hirap..

patchuchai

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #73 on: April 09, 2010, 06:03:53 pm »
It's really painful. Hindi maeexplain iyong feeling.. My brother noong magkasakit siya, alam naman namin na sa condition niya at that time, hindi na talaga siya tatagal dahil grabe na siya. Ayun, masakit na makikita mong nahihirapan, hopeless at helpless ka din. Lalo iyong kuya ko noong buhay pa siya, may time naitatanong niya, tatagal pa kaya ako? hirap..

Hi sis,
anong sakit ng brother mo?

slovy

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #74 on: April 10, 2010, 03:28:21 pm »
Hi sis,
anong sakit ng brother mo?

Hello sis, hindi malaman sakit niya noong una eh, kinulam daw. Pero noong huli na he was diagnosed by cancer, sa kidney, stage 4 na. Pero paniwala namin, nakulam talaga siya. Kasi noong una nga pinacheck-up siya, walang nakitang sakit iyong doktor. Kahit pa 2nd & 3rd opinion na kami, wala pa din.. 

hunny_ally

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #75 on: April 10, 2010, 06:01:55 pm »
my 2nd cousin was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a form of genetic disorder. Mostly found in kids, the disorder is triggered by a lack of protein that is responsible for muscle function. in the advanced stages of the disorder, the kid loses muscle function and will eventually lose lung and heart control that will eventually lead to their early death.

young as he is, he still doesnt realize his impending end. i guess at the very least thats the consolation in all of this. i think it is harder for his parents, who are both doctors but couldnt do anything for him for now. They are doing some fundraisings to fund researches in finding a cure for DMD.

you can read their story here
« Last Edit: April 10, 2010, 06:07:55 pm by hunny_ally »

Mahal122898

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #76 on: April 12, 2010, 11:45:15 am »
Naiiyak naman ako while reading your post.  I can truly relate.  Last Sept 09 my mom had a stroke, naparalyze half body niya.  The sad part is she was diagnosed with Stage 3C breast cancer.  Tinago niya sa amin hanggang madiscover nung nastroke siya.  Problema ngayon ayaw na niya pagamot dahil takot sa doctor. Tumataas lagi BP pag may doctor schedule siya. Hay.. Prayers lang talaga ginagawa namin. 

MigMaxMatt

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #77 on: April 12, 2010, 04:54:59 pm »
^Ganyan yata talaga sila.  They don't like us making a fuss over them.  Kung ayaw talaga magpagamot, try alternative treatments.  Merong homeopathic medicine.  I know of some people with cancer who chose not to have surgery or any kind of western treatments. 

My mom's friend has had colon cancer for over 10 years and she opted not to have surgery.  Buhay pa siya and still strong, although she says she feels (and knows) that the cancer is still there, pero not getting worse.  My mom died a year after her surgery.  Nakakainis! :'(  We now have doubts (and feel so much guilt) if we really did what was best for her. :'( :'( :'(  I miss her soooo much! :'( :'( :'(

honey_iya

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #78 on: April 12, 2010, 05:00:19 pm »
^Yung tita din ni hubby may breast cancer, dahil ayaw na nga nya magpa doctor at gastos lang, sa spiritual sya lagi nagpupunta. 1 year mahigit na pero di mo makitaan na may sakit, walang pagbabago sa katawan at masiglang-masigla parang walang sakit :) yung SIL ko na kelangan operahan, pinapapunta nya dun basta lang daw kelangan maniwala :)

patchuchai

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Re: When You Know a Family Member is Dying
« Reply #79 on: April 12, 2010, 06:17:16 pm »
hi! mga sis, sa previous post ko, hindi na kami pumayag na pa-operahan mama ko. ang hirap nung decision, sa mga friends ko parang nakon-syensiya ako kasi ba't hindi raw namin pinaglaban. pero sa ngayon, iyong isang friend ko nagsabi, parang nanghinayang silang pina-operahan mom niya, may breast cancer kasi, napadali daw iyong buhay at iyong isa naman may lung cancer, parang nang hinayang din kasi namatay agad, sayang iyong time na sana mas na-enjoy nila iyong buhay, lagi kasi sila noon sa hospital para sa gamutan at after ng treatment, nanghihina talaga pasyente. pero sabi nga case to case basis lang iyan.

 

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