Every Cancer Caregiver Needs To Hear This Story About Chemo

I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes · Apr 22, 2025 · 28m

In this episode of I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes., I’m sounding the alarm for caregivers walking the brutal line between cancer treatment and pain management. This one is personal. My husband had just been prescribed opioids for pain. And nobody gave him any additional or alternative instructions for days he had chemo. No one warned us about side effects chemo has with Oxy.

This episode outlines the fourth, and last time Gavin would do chemo. He refused it after this day.

During chemo, I couldn't wake him. But I knew something was wrong. He sounded different. His breathing was different. I…