Before I get on to th title of this latest blog let me tell you how my mum is today. She is having another good day although she is having a lot of lower back pain. This is something she had before her cancer but she says it seems worse. It may be that just because she feels better she is doing more and so the pain has reared it's ugly head. It seems to be bending up and down that does it and, as I've explained, dragging sheets etc out of the washer is maybe not adviseable! We know her bones are ok as she had the scan which was clear so I'm hoping it's totally unrelated. Tomorrow she has her chest x-ray and appointment with the oncologist although won't get her chemo until next Friday because there's no chemo in new years day.
So 'Don't stop chatting!' Why? Well Mum and I have only been dealing with this dreaded disease for a very short time and if it hadn't been for finding chat I don't know how I would have coped. Anyone who has got to know me knows that I am with mum 24/7 as she lives with me. My job, when I'm with her, is to be strong and positive and since she's been ill I've rarely gone out and left her on her own, apart from to work, when there's no real chance to talk to anyone about the situation. At the start I had loads of questions and as time goes on I know I'll have lots more. Who did I, and will I, turn to? The people in chat. So to any of you who have not given chat a chance, or have been scathing of it why not just steer clear of it? Please don't criticise it and suggest it is closed down as for me it is the best thing being able to talk to people in the same or similar situation as myself in real time and I have only ever met friendly, helpful and compassionate people on there!
