Lelly 17x2's blog

Hi everyone, my husband Ken finished his six weeks of radiotherapy and chemo in March. He has had one course of the six months of chemo. He cannot stand or walk unaided, is shaking all the time, and has withdrawn into himself. I cannot get him to wash or change his clothes, and he will only speak to me if I ask him a direct question. This is so hard, because I want to help but I can't! Occupational health came over…

Hello all, I am the wife and carer of someone with a brain tumour. My dear husband was diagnosed in December 08. Due to the location of the tumour, we were told that an operation was not possible. He has recently endured six gruelling weeks of radiotherapy and chemo. We have to go back to hospital next week to begin a further six months of chemo. What we find difficult, is the isolation, we have family who try to do…