Kim my beautiful wife of 41 years taken with cancer at 58 years old

Hello all

This is not a membership I ever thought I would apply for, yet here I am looking for any type of answer to find out what to do next!!! I am entirley devastated I met Kim when she was only 15 years old we celebrated our 41st wedding aniversary the day before she died with that disease, it made her life hell for over 2 years fist cancer of the oesophagus, which was removed along with he lymphs, now she has no stomach and the weight is falling off her, very difficult to eat, but within 2 months she was making small progress after the Chemo and radiotherapy was finished, she had regular check ups nearly monthly cat scan, bloods etc, virtually 6 months to the day she was having a pet scan just to give her the all clear and BANG oh we have found some in the hip bones, more chemo, more intense radiotherapy, almost 30mins per session, again back to square 1 she thought, but she was managing to eat again but no weight went on she was painfully thin 38 kilos only virtually a skeleton this was the most painfull for her as she was always a vivacious and curvey stunning girl, she thought the way she looked I would not want her anymore!!!! we were/ are in love never apart lived and worked together 247 fantastic wife and mother to my 3 wonderfull children, she was doing ok then another 6 month check up which we went to 1 month early because she was getting a bit breathless whilst doing stuff around the house, making bread etc, cat scan, exray, bloods, then PET scan I think I knew then as these things are costly, yes BANG again infection of the Pluera and cancerous mestasteses, they took out about 2litres of clear liquid and the done a thorocotomy biopsy, which took 3 days for results in the meantime she was finding it very hard to breath, they then rushed her into ER inserted a drain in her other side and drained nearly 4litres of brown pus, that was it all they could do!! in the most advanced Hospital in Spain her surgeon is a pioneer and also the King of Spains Surgeon, so she had the best, but they could not save her as she was too weak, it took her 3 days to breath her last breath, I assure you it is the worst thing I have ever witnessed in my 60 year life watching the love of my life slowly run out of breath.

I am so sad I could not do anything, I feel so guilty I am a professional man I can do and have done most things in life, but this has broken me down to an emotional wreck , I do stay strong for my kids and my employees but inside god I am so hurting and looking for Kim just a sign that she is OK I go around smelling for her I know that may sound crazy but she used to smell so good, I can still see her outline on her side of the bed, and on her special pillow, which I am terrified to move as I feel she will be completly washed away, her handbag still sitting next to the bed full of her usual everything and more , I miss her so so much I am just not sure what to do where to go.

sorry for rambling on but I thought you should really get to know Kim and I, I have read lots of your experiences and they are just so touching and my heart goes out ta all and everyone of you.

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I think I can relate to you.  I lost my, almost, 24 year old daughter to gastric cancer.  From one day to the next, Jade complained of severe stomach ache and bloating could not stand straight due to the pain. Next we know the doctors suspected cancer thru tests but it took them a week to confirm and another week to confirm primary source.  We were informed its stage IV and in 3 weeks the doctors informed us they could not do anything more since it was a very aggressive form of cells. 

I know the feeling of helplessness we were not ready to give up, tried alternate therapy. I do believe this could have helped had she had time.  It was about getting the pH balance right, but time is what she did not have.  She could not eat anything from the time she saw the doctors until the day she died.

Week by week we saw her deteriorating. No parents should go through this, but since my loss I have been reading of loss of children and there are a lot of parents who go through this agony.

Its not only the pain from losing our one and only child, its seeing her suffer and in pain, its the unfairness of life being snatched from someone so young, who was enjoying her personal and professional life, full of positive energy, someone who never ever had a bad thought towards another person, always smiling and helpful, kind and considerate.  The 'WHY JADE' does not go away.....there are no answers. 

I'm not sure anything or anyone can help diminish this pain of loss - not even time.....

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