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My friends Dad passed away this morning in a hospice of bowel cancer. I hope i am saying the right things, i think she is expecting me to say it get easier but for me so far it hasn't.....it has only gotten harder.
My fiance was able to get time off work to attend my pre-op assesment with me; this time it was back at my local hospital so only about 15 mins away. From memory we were only there for a couple of hours over all...
First they took my weight, height, blood pressure and BMI. Next I sat down with a nurse to go through a 16 page form. She also gave me lots of leaflets to take away and read about anaesthetics, deep vein thrombosis, lumpectomy, sentinel node biopsy, visitor guide, carer's guide for...
some of you read my original post about receiving a 40 p cheque from income support, well today i got another letter advising me that i will receive 10p a week income support paid every 4 weeks paid by cheque!!! im saving this up now for xmas and would like some ideas about what i could do with it!!! lol
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hugs and kisses sue xx
Today I went to see my plastic surgeon this morning....all is healing well and will see me again in 3 weeks.......so, if this is all healing well, why did I feel sad, depressed, tired, fed up, crap etc......I have 3 consutlants clambouring for my attention, under normal circumstances I would be flattered, but I'm not (obviously)..This could also be that I have to go to my uncle Billy's funeral on the 31st, why is it you need the ones that are no longer here?? Gotta go before I start making...
For anyone who is having to deal with an idiot or two...
“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.”
well it made me laugh...
xx
Today my mum went into the hospice for a short stay (week to 10 days the doctors said). She hasn't eaten or drank much for a week and is therefore very weak. She can't stand on her feet at the moment, such is her weakness. She is staying there so she can get treatment and so that hopefully we can get her stronger and home again.
The hospice is a lovely place and she has her own private room. But it was heartbreaking to leave her there. The house feels empty without her and I had the horrible...
I have a significant family history, mum was diagnosed with Breast Cancer aged 36 got ovarian cancer 2 years later and eventually died aged 44 from secondary ovarian cancer. The youngest of my aunties on her side to die did so at 28. The oldest was I think in her late forties. My closest cousin on that side died at 40 (her mum was the one that died at 28) and so it goes on through the rest of the family...
For years I was convinced I would die aged 44 and it took a lot of work to...
Yesterday saw my Birthday, and also the beginning of Mums 4th and final cycle of chemo.
Still talk to my husband everyday, thought it gets easier but it doesn't. Take care everyone.
Kath
I got my PICC line out after my last round of chemo. I requested this as it was really getting to me. I know this may sound silly but I felt as if I got my body back.
I was a little anxious about going swimming since I only have the one boob now but then suddenly today I thought, 'to hell with it' and off I went to the pool. I got changed and headed out into the pool area lob sided but happy. No one even looked and even if they did I didnt notice. I have suddenly felt so much more confident about...
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