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Today I would like to share some thoughts I had back on the evening of Paul's death when I was allowed to return to the room where the nurses had washed Paul, had put a white sheet over him, had put a small bunch of flowers between his hands that were now folded over his chest and had lit a vanilla scented candle on the table beside his bed.
The room felt so peaceful.
This was the room in which, less than one hour before, Paul had taken his last breath.
I wanted to sit down beside him and just...
We Remember Them (by Rabbi Sylvan Kamens and Rabbi Jack Riemer)
At the rising of the sun and at its going down
We remember them.
At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter
We remember them.
At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring
We remember them.
At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer
We remember them.
At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn
We remember them.
At the beginning of the year and when it ends
We remember them.
As long as...
So I got to come home on day 1 post op, which was really good. It was rough but I was glad to be back with my family and in my own bed..
Day 2 is tough, didnt sleep very well, my legs are swelling and my tummy is swollen as well. I will be honest it is one of the toughest things I have ever done and I have a long road ahead of me. The doctors already think I have an urine infection but have to wait another day to find out.
My partner has been amazing, waking up in the night to give me my meds and...
Had my first physio session this morning and they are so pleased with how well I’m recovering they are allowing me to come home today..
Just shows you that strength and believing you can get better will help you through this. I’m not completely out of the woods yet, but less time in hospital less risk for me to catch an infection.
Time to slow and rest..
So I had my surgery yesterday to remove the cancer and had to have a full hysterectomy, I feel real sadness last night like I had lost what makes me a woman. Speaking to my babies on the phone and having my rainbow baby, made that sadness go away, I’m know I should be grateful that I have the chance to be a mum some woman don’t get given that chance.
It wasn’t easier yesterday, took me a while to come round and there were some issues, sickness and I have had an allergy reaction to something...
It’s Mental Health Awareness this week in the UK and the theme this year is ‘being kind’.
Today we’re exploring different ways of using shared experience in the Community to help protect your mental health, plus as a kindness to other members.
"I still take comfort in the many kind words of wisdom given on this forum."
Peanut123, Bereaved spouse forum
"Thank you so much for taking the time to reply, your kindness and for sharing your personal experiences. Your...
If you knew me like my friends and family did, you would know that I’m certainly not a person who can sit still, I have to be busy so today just sat in my hospital room in self isolation was tough on me. Having my own thoughts, not being able to be outside, being away from my family, my babies..
Tomorrow if going to be even tougher and it all starts at 8am for a round of radioactive injections and then imaging and then my long surgery.
I’m one of the lucky ones, my cancer yep I said it the...
I’m sat in the hospital patiently waiting to go up to the ward. Had my COVID test, which I will admit was uncomfortable and made me sneeze uncontrollably! But it always better Ito be safe.
My operation is booked for tomorrow, then it’s a long journey to recovery, I’m just so grateful that they found it early enough that surgery will remove all the cancer..
Knowing the right thing to say can be really hard, and it’s something that everyone struggles with sometimes. Many times, you might say nothing at all in case you say the ‘wrong thing’, or accidentally hurt someone’s feelings. Sometimes, you might feel hurt because of something someone said, even though they didn’t mean anything unkind. While we can’t stop these things because accidents happen, we can work together to find good ways of communicating here on the Community....
So I got the news and it was a lot better than expected. The tumour is small and they have caught it early enough. They are going to operate and remove it and even better they can do it via key hole surgery..
The appointment is on Tuesday, I have my COVID test on Monday, so I need that to be negative..
I’m absolutely terrified about it, having to be away from my family, my baby, but happy that it’s been caught early enough,
Hope you are ok?
