Today I went to the Maggie's centre in Charring Cross Hospital. As a previous architect student I had been intrigued about the place since it won the stirling prize last year - strange to think I was there for this reason. It was a really beautiful space; flexible and open plan, full off adaptable spaces.
I went prepared with a geeky list of questions as i thought i might become tongue tied. This Lady called Bernie talked to me for a while and I have to admit I welled up a little bit at the sound of my own voice saying what had happened. She answered all my practical questions about chemotherapy and how best to emotionally support my mum. I took a stack of leaflets: Pancreatic Cancer; How to care for someone with terminal Cancer etc. I also rented a book entitled 'How can I Help?', which has loads of practical things that might be helpful.
I'm off now with my mum to get her stitches out from her lung biopsy. I think I shall write next once she has undergone her first Chemo session. I'm hoping that she will not have too many side effects.
