You know sometimes you just have to wonder why things happen in clusters. This month my Mother-in-Law was diagnosed with Dementia, and had to be moved to an Assisted Living Home, my niece was diagnosed with autism (actually PDD, very similar), and my mother with terminal stages of Lung Cancer. Dang this was a bad month.
Any one of these things would have been bad enough, but crap we are emotionally exhausted.
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sad,
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very sorry OG :( dunno what to say.
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Sorry to hear that OG. 
When things like that begin to happen, it seems as though things couldn’t possibly get worse. It must be very hard to see your mum like that.
But there is always calm after the storm. Hope you and your family pull through this trying time
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my mom was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. I know how you feel. I am not as lucky to be near her when she needs me like you are though. 
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Well, in sort of a bizzare way, my mother may be the luckiest. Of course after smoking for 50 years it is no mystery that she has Lung Cancer. I think I feel the worst for my Sister-in-Law, who just found out a couple of days ago that her child will never be well again, and she faces the prospect of caring for a developmentally disabled person for the rest of her life. I cannot imagine that burden. My mom faces a tough road, but it is a short road.
Asif, I am not close, I am 1000 miles away, my sister lives nearby.
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Sorry to hear that. Very sad.
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This must be terrible for you and your family Ohioguy, to see your loved ones in pain and not be able to do much other than be ‘there’ for them emotionally for support. God give you strength to get through this difficult time.
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Sorry to hear that..they say bad things come in threes, personally I have had a bit of bad luck myself recently but it doesn't really compare to what your family is going through. Dementia and Autism are both conditions in which the pain of the close family and friends around the person is often sadly forgotten. All I can say is be strong and have faith.
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May God help all of them 
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Yup, they are emotionally draining. Sorry to hear that.
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OG
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I’m so sorry to hear that. May God bless your family
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So sorry to hear that. OG be strong. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
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Little did I know when I started this thread that this would be as difficult a year as it has been.
In April my Father died after a fight with Bladder Cancer, a month ago my only Uncle died suddenly from a Heart Attack, and last night, just before midnight, my Mother died after a very difficult fight with Lung Cancer. Many thanks to a number of Guppies who have shared their prayers over the course of the last year. May next year be a better year for all of us.
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OG, thoughts and prayers to you and your family. I know the heartache and the battle very well. My dad is end-stage lung cancer now too. May your mom have eternal peace, no more suffering now.
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Very sorry to hear all this OG. Prayers for the deceased and the bereaved. The only consolation is that your parents are no longer suffering. May Allah give you and your family the courage to deal with the loss.
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May her soul rest in peace and may God give you and your family the strength to deal with this loss.
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Sorry to hear about your loss, may her soul rest in peace.