Content Overview 
- Summary
- It Is Your Choice Whether To Keep Fighting, How Hard, And For How Longi
- Live Each Day To The Best You Can. Stay Hopeful.
- How To Get Your Affairs In Order
- Speak With Your Doctor About Your Wishes
- How To Cope With Emotional Issues
- How To Cope With Physical Issues
- How To Cope With Financial Issues
- Nutrition
- If You Have A Death Benefit On Your Credit Card
- Hospice Care
- How To Keep Control When You Cannot Speak
- Make Where You Live Comfortable
- If You Are Likely To Be Hospitalized
- Donating Organs Or Your Body
- If You Have A Partner Instead of A Spouse
- If Your Doctor Abandons You
- If You Choose To End Life Early
Colorectal Cancer: Nearing End Of LIfe
How To Cope With Physical Issues
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Each of the following symptoms may show up. They are all treatable and can be controlled. They can possibly even be eliminated. For information, click on the particular symptom:
- Pain.
- Shortness of breath.
- Difficulty eating.
- Inability to sleep normally.
- Diarrhea.
- Nausea and vomiting.
If you lose weight, your clothes can be tailored to fit. If money is an issue, you can purchase clothes at a second hand or thrift store.
For your hair:
- Barbers and hairdressers can come to your home or wherever else you are. If your barber or hairdresser doesn't usually make such visits, he or she may do it for you if you have a relationship with each other.
- If you have hair loss, wigs are available for free if necessary.
If you want make up tips, call the American Cancer Society and ask about the "Look Good, Feel Good" program at 800.395.5665 for a self help kit. You can call 24 hours a day.
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