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Cancer Poses Challenges for Husbands' Frame of Mind New Research Suggests

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By Alan Mozes
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- For couples coping with cancer, the physical health of the husband -- as either patient or caregiver -- appears particularly influenced by the wife's frame of mind, new research suggests.


     
     
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Caring For My Grandmother

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Nearly 6 years ago I had a hectic job and fantastic health insurance. I never got sick. Maybe a fake flu, but those were just moments when I needed a desperate day off.

Then my Grandfather died and my Grandmother was left all alone in a nursing home. Her health seemed fine, but she seemed constantly agitated. A quick look at her prescriptions horrified me: she was on a cocktail of basically uppers and downers. Her local doctor was one of those jerks that had zero patience for geriatric care.