4 things nobody tells you about watching a loved one die of cancer

4 things nobody tells you about watching a loved one die of cancer 
The New York Post; by Jessica Ariel Wendroff; 3/23/24 
... “The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present,” the Princess of Wales, 42, revealed in a bombshell videotaped statement Friday. ... While the royal insisted she is “well and getting stronger every day,” other patients’ real pain begins when the cancer has spread too far and chemotherapy and radiation no longer work, so doctors stop treatment. As the daughter of a Stage 4 bladder cancer patient, I’ve empirically learned four realities that people usually don’t talk about ...

1. How angry your loved one with cancer becomes due to pain
2. How exhausting the emotional rollercoaster of cancer is for the patient--and you
3. The confusion and lack of appetite felt by the cancer patient at the end of their life 
4. How brutal and sad a cancer patient's end of life truly is

Editor's Note: This article does not address any type of palliative or hospice pain management and emotional support. Its "#4" ends with despair and hopelessness. We encourage caution and discernment with this new plethora of media coverage reaching your communities and those you serve.