The night before she was due to go into the local hospice, mum passed away at home ( early hours of 22/10/10). She had her pain controlled much better at the end with a patch and was comfortable.
I'd like to thank the forum and everyone (esp Sarsfield) for their support at what has been a difficult time. I'm still in shock and mostly relieved that her suffering is over. I expect it will sink in over the coming days. The sharing of experiences on here has been useful on the dreadful rollercoater we find ourselves on and really helped me gauge what might happen in the future. Her time was short and I miss her dreadfully, miss her being well at any rate. She was a lovely feisty woman who carried on smiling to the end.
My thoughts are with you all who are still battling and I wish you all the very very best of luck with your personal journeys. My sole advice is to get a mac nurse immediately; we waited too long and had we pushed it mum could have had better care for longer, but in the end her deterioration happened very quickly.
with much love
Anne xxxxxx
