I just wanted to finish off this blog with a final update, it has been almost 4 months since Dal passed, and I can honestly say that I have never experienced a pain or dis-jointment (if that is even a word) like this in my life.
Dal fought to the end, we had hoped and prayed for a greater miracle, but my magician performed his magic, along with the NHS for over 5 years, and although in the end, he lost his life due to the draining of the Ascites fluid not being monitored closely resulting in Hypovolemia which was noted as the main cause of his death, he fought to the end.
Dal always had a high pain threshold, when he was nearing the end, he couldn't cope with the level of pain that he was in, he wasn't ready to give up, but he really couldn't deal with the increased swelling, the pressure on his organs, the back pain which was the area he struggled with most.
Dal was and will always be a superstar, a fighter, a great example of never giving up, A Magician against this deadly disease, but, near the end he also hid some of the pain, he didn't want to believe things had got worse and this stopped him going back to the hospital for several days, no amount of persuading could make him, when he did, we were advised that he had suffered from a malignant ascites and liver lesion ruptura (as noted on his death certificate) which had spread into his stomach. It is sad to read that the Cancer itself was the 3rd noted reason.
I just want to say thank you to everyone who travelled this journey with us, he did do amazing, and often your worlds of encouragement helped him with that.
I am not sure what is next for me, but I hope to be able to come back to the forum in time.
Lowe' x
