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mums started her radiotherapy. They're zaping the tumours in her brain first of all, five days of zappage. Mums fine so far (think we're all more worried than she is!!) and has had no side effects yet.
The radiotherapisty person said she will definately lose her hair. He also said that she's to take control, shave it then go and get a wig before she has to watch it fall out gradually. Mum was totally dreading the hair loss.
Have to tell you though, we discovered a MOST AMAZING lady...
Dad has really been having a bad time lately, he was up early this morning wanting painkillers at round about 4am, mum controls his pain relief because he would just be taking them like sweets so he got her up this morning because he was so sore, we put it down to his stomach as he ate more than he has been eating lately yesterday. I was just with mum not long ago and when I was on the bus on my way home she called me to say that dad was still in pain, I told her to give him one of his breakthrough...
Just this second found out that my mum has passed away, however she went in the nicest way possible! Love u 4eva!
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I'm not coping well at the moment. I feel that I've let everyone down, especially my daughter who is 42 and 7 months pregnant. I've always helped her out with the children, who are 13, 9 and 6, and just feel so much for her. She is being so brave, but is not well herself, and her husband has recently been made redundant, so I help out financially, as I don't think it will help me having money in the bank, although it's not much. I just wish I could draw the clock back two...
Went to see mum today shes in a bad way docs have said there is no more they can do for here but make her comfortable we have decided to bring her home so she is with her family,
My dear Dad passed away on Sunday morning at home with my Mum, my sister and I with him. We have spent the last three months caring for him after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer mid July. This last week has been a dreadful time for us we went to hell and back as Dad deterioated. I am not sure how we got through it, but we did with the help of hospice at home nurses and district nurses. Have spent today organising the funeral which is next Monday. I feel in a kind of zombie like state at the...
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I am new to this! so i am not entirely sure what I am doing. I just want to be able to talk to people who share the same sort of feelings as me, as a person who gets left behind.
Love and hugs
Flyss xx
Thank you for all your comments, the only thing that hurts me the most is me not being with my mum when I most want to be there, for I have to be in school and I hate having to do that but I go to school, get on with life and stay behind when she is most tired because it's what she wants whether I want it or not because like i say I will do anything for her because I love the star of the show, my mum!
Tuesday, October 20th
When Andrew had his CT scan last week they noticed a pool of fluid
lying right next to his new bladder - it was a lymphocele. He had 46
lymph nodes removed during his surgery so not surprising really that
this little pool had formed. Normally, it is absorbed by the body but
in Andrew's case there was an awful lot of it. Yesterday they put a
drain in to remove it - 310 ml came out!
Almost immediately, the pressure he had been feeling went away and,
more importantly...
As saturday is fast approaching and my first marathon comes closer, can someone tell me why the hell i'm doing this? Good cause though!! and not half as daulnting as what dad is going through!
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