Nearly three years ago, I relocated to take care of my Mum who was quite unwell with her Multiple Myeloma .. It's a funny kind of cancer .. Well not funny .. I am sure it has a good chuckle, the way it has us on such an emotional rollercoaster .. I digress !!
Mum has had this for 9 years , and is just starting round 8 of chemo .. There have been numerous infections .. The latest has been swine flu and then a very stressful fight with two ambulance call outs (with myself one week post open hysterectomy) fighting to get her kept in hospital .. Only to be discharged and re-admitted a day later with pneumonia (bed crises) and failed discharges due to not being on a cancer ward
Now .. 7 weeks on after 17 units of blood and platelets she is on the mend
I have hit a massive wall of depression in my post-op recovery .. The emotional ups and downs experienced by a carer are just as difficult.. The uncertainty .. Life is on hold .. Every time I have tried to move forward in my life, a curve ball has been thrown with Mum's health .. Very much stuck in a catch 22
