I have recently joined this site. I wondered if there was anyone out there supporting a loved one with terminal cancer long-term. It is so difficult. I want the situation to end, but then again I don't want it to end as I know what the end will be. I care for my mum. She was diagnosed in September 2008, following a heart attack. I feel I just want to be with her all the time. Holding down a full-time job is becoming very difficult. We have some practical support, but as you all know, it's never enough. The living grief is awful. My mum has been amazing, so strong and positive but recently become down and says she doesn't want any further interventions. She has been in hospital so many times, clot retention been the main problem. Last week she lost 5 pints of blood PR and was given numerous blood transfusions. This kidney cancer seems a long, slow, unpredictable process. Sorry to moan.
