In a recent Instagram video, Emma narrated the conversation she had with the doctor over the phone.

He needs all of my resources, any contacts, Emma said as she explained the doctors request.

And I was like: Huh?

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Sometimes, these families might not even be in the same city or state as her, she noted.

Doctors need to do better, she said.

Doctors really do need to have a road map of just some support.

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When her action hero husband Bruce received his diagnosis, she admitted that a pamphlet was all she got.

I was not handed one resource and we gotta put an end to that, she added.

Betsys decomposing body was found in their Santa Fe home on February 26.

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Caregivers need care too, she told her audience.

She asserted that its a misconception that caregivers have got it figured out [or] theyre good.

Weeks after the announcement, she requested that paparazzi stop photographing her husband when he was out and about.

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Just keep your space.

She said the grief was paralyzing, but noted she discovered new hobbies along the way and stayed active.

Thats what you signed up for deal with it and stop complaining.

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My gawd, she added.

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