Eileen D.

About Eileen D.

Our lives have been changed for 14 months now . There are moments when I feel both my head and heart are just going to break apart. The biggest challenge for me as a caregiver is just being the wife caregiver and not the oncology nurse that I am caregiver…. maintaining hopefulness and turning off the reality brain message… there is no cure for Stage IV Prostate cancer. There are hard days, when I really look into the love of my life’s eyes and see his sorrows, fear and pain. On those days I dig deep into my memories for joy, hug him tightly and whisper “we are going to be ok”.

I’ve been a nurse for 40 years and have worked in Oncology as well as Hospice Care for most of them, raised 4 kids and cared for both my parents, this is my toughest role by far.

Thank God for our friends and family who help keep us both glued together. My secret weapon to get over a rough time is to look back at the happy experiences we have had during our cancer journey, as odd as that sounds , we have been blessed with quite a few.

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