Sadly after having lost Dad on Mums birthday 11 sept I had hoped that I would see the back of cancer for a while .Sadly though it has lifted its ugly head again and my lovely mother in law has been diagnosed with cancer of the Oesophagus (stage 3)
I have everything crossed that all will be well and she responds well to treatment
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it has become apparent today that dad no longer has control of his bowels .This in itself it not so much a problem but what will be a problem is keeping him clean as he refuses to wear a incontenence pad as he says doesnt need one today he hadnt relised he had had an accident at all .
How on earth do we convince him that yes he does need one with out upseting him ?
The district nurse is ordering a hospital bed for him…
Wel dad has for the last few weeks sad with his head in his arms but today he attempted to sit up as his brother came to see him but even sitting dad was falling over sideways and ended up hanging on to the table to stay upright.He can longer shave even with an electric razor.
He also seems to be a little more confused than he has been,also he has to wee urgently comes on all of a sudden and then he is desperate but mac…
Sadly dads tumour is the cause of the swollen head which means the tumour is growing much quicker than they had hoped .
Consultant says he only has weeks left . he has rt tomorrow which hopefully will mean that he is more comfortable
Hmm bit scared no I am not a bit scared am terrified to be told that when dad goes he will probably just drop down is a bit hard to get my head round .
Dads tumour grows round the supreiour vena cava (sp) so eventually will cut off the blood suply to the brain
Then on the other hand I kinda think that maybe that will be the better way for him to go instead of being in pain etc ?
My head is all over the place but then…
