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I have recently been told my mothers treatment she is currently receiving for secondry cancer of the liver and bones will only slow down the cancer but will not cure it.
Is there anyone on here who has been under similar circumstances who can just tell me straight what to expect over the next few months. i find it hard to talk to my other family members about this because it is upsetting for them also.
I would very mutch like to hear peoples opinions/advice on this
thanks Russ
Well it has been a bad start to the day. Was supposed to have my mri this morning but i just couldnt do it. I feel like such a failure. Everytime they tried to run the scan I just kept bursting into tears and was moving to much so the quality of the image was not good enough. I feel like such an idiot. Thought I was doing okay but today just lost it completely. They ended up sending me home as I was just too upset and so it has been rescheduled for thursday. Its not the confined spaces, i think just...
Dad passed away at 10.40 this evening, my life is so empty now you have gone dad, i had the honour of calling such a wonderfull man my dad and 42 years of being his little girl, love you dad xxx
Steroids made Bert completely manic and paranoid, it was a bit scary. He thought I was going to hit him then he was sobbing for ages, then he wanted to paint the bedroom and was out of bed in a flash ready to do it. He paced the floor for hours. My nerves were shot to pieces as he kept stumbling. He kept hanging over the top bannister to shout something downstairs I had visions of him going head first over the top.
All is calm for the time being Steroids stopped today and he has not to have any...
Well am back at work today after having a couple of days off after being told I have cancer. Cant just sit around the house moping even if thats all I want to do. Someones got to pay the bills. Still running tests so dont even know what treatment will be let alone how much time I am going to have off so figured while I can better keep working. Its hard though to concentrate on what seems like such meaningless stuff now. Not to mention listen to everyone else complaiin about such trivial crap.......
If you are diagnosed with cancer. get help from macmillan or a councillor straight away. do not try to go it alone. the more help you get the better you will feel. I thought i was going to die when they first told me so i when to macmillan and they gave me some good advice. just because you have cancer it doesnt mean your live is over!
Well here I am trying to gear up to round two of the chemo cycle.
I took the bull by the horns on Friday and had my head shaved, I think the hairdresser bless her was more upset than me, in a strange way it was comforting to know that that is it it has gone and no more hair trails to follow around the house.
Had a huge bust up with my oldest daughter yesterday which resulted in me asking her to go and stay with her mate for a few days as at the moment she seems to be more of a hinderance than a...
Had a fight with my husband this morning....
He thinks I am shutting him out. Not talking to him about what is going on. Dont get me wrong he is absolutely fantastic and wants to help me through this and would do absolutely anthing for me. So I dont know why I just dont want to talk to him about this.
I am telling myself that its because i dont want to upset him by saying how i really feel.that im trying to protect him......He just says im in denial and its not healthy.
I just want to pretend...
Is it wrong to shout at the person that you love most in the word when you know that they have a terminal illness and you keep being told to make the most of the time that you have with them? My dad is so angry at the moment and is lashing out at everyone, mainly my mum and me. I feel so sorry for her as she takes so much and he is so nasty. The venom when he shouts is awful to watch and mum is really struggling with it at the moment. She seems so down bless her and I don't know what to do to help...
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