Here goes ........
18 years ago my Dad was looked after by Macmillan nurses. (He was dying at home from bowel cancer, primary in the liver.) The nurses helped my Mum and helped me, too. How can I forget what I owe them, for making me Dad's departure from this world 'easier' for him, for being there for him and for my Mum and for me.
I would like to say my man received the same sort of wonderful care when he was dying. Yes, he did speak occasionally to a nurse at the hospice, but his situation was different. He was very much sicker than many knew.
But I, on the other hand, have found the Macmillan Online Community a lifeline over the past year. Since my man's diagnosis in November last year, I have used the Community to find answers, to reach out, to discover others who had the same cancer as my late husband (because the hospital was not very helpful or forthcoming). Since my darling husband's death, this Online Community has given me a lifeline to express my grief, to share with others and to find friends who knew exactly where I was without my explaining (something it's hard to find in the outside world.)
So, Macmillan, at the time of year when you are having your Biggest Coffee Mornings all over the UK, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Life and Death are better for your existence. Thank you.
Little Jen XXX
