Feeling like I'm living a quadruple life; decisionmaking's tough

Iam so sorry to hear about all the things you are trying to juggle! and I wish I had a easy answer to help, but all I can say is to not stress yourself! The most important thing to staying strong is taking time for yourself! Let some of those things just fall in place, if they are not how you plan, overlook it! You need to worry about yourself 1st and foremost! I know its hard,,, when my mom was very sick in the hospital all she could think about was US! She wanted us to be comfortable when we spent the nights with her, she was worried about if we were taking care of our households,,, but the only one thing we were concerned about was HER! She was are rock and all we wanted was her, the things around dident quite compare to her health! Please remember that Iam sure you mean the same to your family and just relax! Watch a lifetime movie and try to 4get your worries!
With Loving thoughts
Cheryl

Well your plate is full and i can't really help with the priorities....but i do know if your mucus is yellow it probably means infection and you should be on an antibiotic...i would contact your primary care physician and alert your oncologist.
As for the medical expenses and taxes...well the government has all the loopholes pretty much covered. I was so good about saving all receipts for medical supplies and my out of pocket expenses for surgery , supplies, and hotel rooms....it just didn't make a piddly bit of difference according to my tax preparer so i don't even bother with it anymore. Even my travel to all the second opinions and expenses related to that didn't make a difference. Now i maybe have a lousy CPA and if yours finds something let me know.
Hope you get some answers next week on scheduling.....Pat

Hi, everybody -- Well, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed right now. Here's the thing
about a quadruple life: (1) My health and treatment, (2) My family life, (3) my
profession (4) my obligations as a taxpayer -- Argh!!!

Since I've been to M.D. Anderson, I am trying to learn a new system to get appointments, etc. Nobody knows me yet. I don't know the "informal rules."
I really need to have my next appointments set so I can deal with family and
professional obligations. Wish me luck after Easter Weekend. Last week, no replies.

Also, I caught a cold two weeks ago -- I hadn't had one in years! Now, I'm
worried about how having a cold will interact with my lung mets and what
symptoms I should call a doctor about and what dr. (primary care, local
oncologist or???) I should call. I have a cough -- not big from my
perspective but I do cough up a little yellow mucus sometimes.

In June and July -- right when I'll be back in chemo (combo to be determined, but
I'm told it will be strong medicine) my nephew graduates, I'm supposed to meet
my son's fiancee's parents and then there's the wedding in July. Of course, I
want to know when the cycles are expected to start and finish ( knowing there
can be setbacks and delays).

Work should be ok. I handled the next trip to Houston with my chair and human
resources.

But I have no idea how I'll get the taxes done this year. We do work with
an accountant, but I don't even know how to get everything together this year.
I know we can extend, but there needs to be a good estimate even to do that.
My husband kept the household finances together for four months while I was
in Boston. That had always been my job. I'm still having trouble finding stuff.
Not that I'm organized, but I can work with my own disorder. How do we handle
medical deductions if most expenses are paid by insurance? (Accountant's wife is
battling kidney cancer, too.)

Thanks for any ideas on any of this. I know we all have pretty complex lives!

Susan