wednesday 23rd february 2011
my dearest husband died this day.
he had been admitted into a hospice for respite care and he just relaxed whilst under their wonderful care. He was there for two weeks.
I was with him at the end, whispered in his ear that we should sleep now as it was 4.35am and he had been very restless up till now. He slowly relaxed. I said again ' let's fall asleep together. I'm here with you'.…
Hello all
Sorry I haven't been around for a while. It's been beyond difficult here at times.
Since I last wrote, my husband has had another stent fitted as the first had slipped into the stomach, which made eating virtually impossible. He had 3 units of blood transfused on new years eve due to severe anaemia again. His levels were down to 8 and a healthy male of his age - 45 - should read between 14 and 18.
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A week or so after the stent was fitted things started to settle down for my husband. he found himself able to drink the super-calorific milkshakes with relative ease and managed a bowl of soup at the same time and speed as me. it felt like happier days were on their way.
Three days later it all went belly up. The acid from the stomach now has a clear passage way to erupt into and the fast tabs hubs was on were creating…
Hi all.
The stent was fitted on thursday and my husband came home friday afternoon. He is in a lot of pain which he describes as local to the tumour. The stent is a hefty one - 12cm and has been fitted right to the junction of the stomach. Perhaps this is contributing to the pain as the bulk of the tumour is at this sight.
Sunday today and he is still in a pretty bad way, nausea, sickness, hunger and pain as well as…
Thank you all for the wonderful words. You brought me to tears x
My husband is having a stent fitted tomorrow as long as the oesophagus is narrow enough to hold it in place. It's bitter sweet as he really doesn't want one but the thought of the possibility of being able to eat something semi solid is so desirable.
The Marsden are moving quickly which is fantastic so he will be admitted tomorrow at 7am. We told…
