What It's Really Like Bringing a Cancer Patient Home From the Hospital

I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes · Jun 11, 2025 · 38m

In this deeply personal podcast episode of, I Saved You. Now, Do the Dishes, I share the raw, nerve-wracking experience of bringing my husband home from the long-term cancer wing before I was ready. He wanted out of the hospital, but I wasn't prepared for everything I had to do for him.

I shared my anxiety with the internal medicine department in hopes that they would keep him longer, but the team saw no reason to keep him, despite my pleas and the visible reality of our situation. My concerns were brushed off as caregiver overwhelm and I was advised to bring in an at-home nurse to help me…