this difficult journey

I'm so sorry to hear about your mum Sharon.  I can't answer your question about transfer from hospital to hospice but, hopefully, someone will come along who knows.  I do know that people say the hospice is a much better alternative to a hospital and much more caring and peaceful so I hope, if that's what your mum wants, it can be sorted out.  Take care of yourself.  Love to you all.  Caroline XX

Dear Sharon, get in touch with your macmillan nurse now!  If your mum hasn't been appointed a named nurse speak direct to the oncologist/or his secretary and explain the situation.  No, her difficulties are no acceptable and something can be done, so you and step-dad take the reins, don't accept any feedback unless its from your mum's mac. nurse/oncologist.  They are the people who can make things comfortable for your mum.  It really is so sad that we, as human beings, allow our loved ones to be treated so badly - if she was a dog/cat or other, the vets would be 100% on the ball.  So, stand up, take a deep breath, take no crap.  Please god your mum will have been made comfortable and peaceful by the end of the day.  Thinking of you.  Ann

hi sharon

sorry to hear about your mum.

my dad was transferred from hospital to a hospice - the hospital sorted it out for us. ask, ask, and ask again, til someone arranges it - and as Ann says, dont be fobbed off.

i can say that the hospice was a very peaceful, calm, and caring place, where nothing was too much trouble, and they are not set by the same rules and regulations as a hospital, so i sincerely hope your dear mum is transferred to one.

my thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

love, Claire x

Try and ask the hospital about a hospice they might have more information then you realise. Deffinately get in touch with a macmillan they can help beyond words.

Thinking of you and you family

Tiggs x

Thanks everyone for kind words and advice, just wrote new entry updating todays lack of progress.

thanks again

Sharonxx