Losing my Bobbie slowly and painfully

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I have not been on here for so long, but need to write my thoughts down. I shall probably waffle on, my darling husband is so ill now and I am losing him.  Feel so bloody angry, helpless, sad it really seems to be sinking in now.  What will we do without him, cannot not imagine my life or my childrens lives without him.  Our son Charlie, such a fantastic runner, Bobbie was his coach, he is letting it all go cannot focus at all without his Dad at his side, he is 17 yrs and become Essex 200m champ with his Dads coaching and help.  Then there is Tommy loves his football wanted to follow his Dad into the same profession, footballer but  he did not play this season because he  says his Dad is not there on the sidelines to cheer him on. God I could ramble on about all the things he will not be there for with all our children, but the others are older and have had his support and they all now have their partners to help them along as well as me.  Would not wish this on anybody watching your loved one dying slowly in front of you.  The pancreatic cancer has returned, after all he went through, that long horrible op and he seemed to be on the way back up and fighting fit, but this dreaded disease has returned, he is on a syringe driver with so much painkillers pumping in each day, he is so confused and frightened, he is not the Bobbie I used to know, I feel like I am caring for a complete stranger at times. but I do my best and I shall help him through and through right til the bitter end. I cannot sleep day or night because I keep watching him to see if he is breathing,  Feel so lost if only I could swap places, he just does not deserve what he is going through, he has been such a kind, funny man everybody who met him loved him so much and he gave so much love back. Never was there a dull day with him around.  He is my soulmate and I am losing him..............

So sorry to go on , feeling so sorry for myself when there are so many of you out there going through the same things.

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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Dear Duchess

    I really feel for you nad send you hugs and good thoughts

    lost my husband 11 weeks ago he to was on a syringe driver and I too kept watching his breathing and when it changed went to get his parents from upstairs but he had gone by the time we came down, they say they often wait untill you go out of room. He was heavily medicated for last three days and seemed unconscious but came to about three times and although it was good to have him back he was also confused and in distress because of breathing and so had to have more sedatives and meds upped. I still continued to talk to him and was glad to be able to care for him at home. The strange thing or the good thing is the night he died we did not have a marie cure nurse-geoff was down in the lounge and I had made the relincer chair up to go to bed and even had a cake by the chair ready to eat in bed. Something made me go to him and I told him all the things I wished I had while he was still alert but somehow you are too busy to and then read him a passage he had shown me out of the prophet khalil gilbrain and I read that then his breathing changed and he was gone. I liked to think he had heard me and they say hearing is the last thing to go. Iknow get some solace that we had this last conversation even if it was a bit one sided.  Take Care and thinking about you Judith

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Duchess I'm in the same position as you. My husband was so strong and now his so so weak, I'm confused as I'm not sure whether the chemo is working or whether my poor husband is dying in front of my eyes.  His had so many chemo treatments and none have worked but he fights so hard.  His wish is to see our little girl grow up and that's what his focusing on which I think is an amazing strength when your filling like pants.  So your doing an amazing job being there for your family and your husband has brilliant support from you, and his a fighter just like all the other people who are fighting this horrible disease.