Wife Of Hodgkin's Survivor

My husband was diagnosed in spring of 05' with Hodgkins.  After agressive rounds of chemotherapy and radiation, he has been in remission for almost 2 years.  My husband was 31 years old at his time of diagnoses, as well as a father of three young children (one was 3 wks. old at time of diagnosis).  That time of our life was horrific, trying to undergo cancer treatment and raise a young family as well. 

I wonder if there are wives out there like me who have gone through or are going through the same experience.  We have truly been blessed with his recovery and remission and many blessings have come from this event. 

If anyone would like to share what they are going through or have gone through, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.  Friends are great, I could have never gotten through this time without the support of friends and family.  But, as we all know, there is only a certain level of support they can offer, simply because they dont really know what you are going through.  They can't, unless they have already gone through it.    Support from cancer families and survivors can work miracles in one's life. 

Lauren D.

hello,

i read ur mail.my father also suffered from hodgkins 2A in 2003.he recovered thru chemotherapy.his disease has reoccur last month.we r very upset.kindly advice me how to handle my depressed father.my mother is also very tensed.what kind of treatment we should do now?

waiting for ur reply

Hi,

I am so sorry to hear about your father's reccurence with the disease.  My prayers go out to you and your family.  I know its a scary thing, especially being faced with all this again.  I have not dealt with a return of the Hodgkins, however, I can understand your father's depression.  Your father has physically been through the disease, he knows exactly how much turmoil he will have to go through to fight again.  The way that I look at it with my husband is, we have beat the disease once, and yes he is a survivor.  But, for the rest of his life, there will always be the issue of it coming back.  So be strong for your father, dont look at it any other way then, the disease has come back and we are going to beat it again.  I look at it as its just a way of life now, living with a cancer survivor is a "new normal".   You feel everything has returned to normal, but we live in a different normal than people that have never faced the disease.  Our "new normal" is never loose hope, always be ready to fight the disease again with a positive attitude!!!   Your father will beat this again!

As for treatment options, that is somehting you will have to discuss with his oncologist. I'm not sure what treatment options you all have, based on his specific case.     Good Luck!!!  Prayer will get you through this.  Be the rock for your family.

Lauren D.