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My ex husband has just died of a brain tumour. The divorce was only finalised 3-4 months ago. The cancer was almost certainly there in the run up to the divorce and his behaviour certainly added to the events leading to the divorce.
I was a away when he collapsed and was rushed into hospital with the brain tumour. His family didn't let me visit or communicate with him in any way and I have been told that I don't/didn't need any information about his illness as I am not family-but an exwife. ...
I knew what was happening, but I also knew the news just wasn't going in.
Since being off work since 5th Jan and diagnosed on 20th Jan I thought I'd pay a visit to the girls I work with, I love their company and was missing them, I think that might have the triggered off the emotions I feel now.
I woke up a 5am, and all I can think about is I don't want to go, I want to stay and get old! My eyes are sore and I'm, frankly, getting bored of crying ... I've got to compose myself before...
My mother died 4 years ago from thyroid cancer, followed by grandmother who died last year from pancreas cancer. The devastation I feel is not only from my own feeling of loss and emptiness, but I feel even worse for my father and my siblings. I feel like I can't talk to anyone about my feelings because I don't want to worry them. Unfortunately I have had instances where I feel so heavily depressed that I have cried in front of them, and that makes me feel so guilty. So guilty that I have to burden...
After we'd discussed the options open to us we waited for the next appointment letter but instead we received Lumpy's eviction notice aka surgery day. It was scheduled for 06/10/15 at 12.00 noon. So only had five weeks to wait. In the meantime, Lumpy went into overdrive. He bled without any interference, the pain was just getting unbearable and the itching drove me potty. Life was quite difficult at work and i had to keep going to the locker rooms to clean up. I was starting to lose my temper...
"I think you should sit down"
It took me a moment to process what she had just said. I was shaking and my breathing had accelerated before she even began to explain.
It was 2nd February 2011. It had been a day like any other, nothing to write home about. I was still living at home so I'm not sure who I'd be writing to anyway to be honest, but I digress... I'd been round to a friends after work that evening. It was a Wednesday and to this day I've questioned my memories of the date, was...
My Mum and Dad are fit, healthy, walk 8-10 miles a day, and have a fabulous life in Spain. They don't live there full time, they take long holidays as they are both retired.
At the end of September, my dad bent over and felt something "ping" in his thigh. he thought it was his hamstring.
By the end of October he was clearly in pain.
By the beginning of December he was in a great amount of pain, so he attended a Spanish hospital and after, MRI, PET scan he was told he had a very aggressive...
Where to start... im a 23 year old aussie female. Up until a month ago I was a happy hairdresser, first home buyer and thinking of starting a family. I could feel a big change coming, but I didnt see this.
It started off with finding a painless grape sized lump just above my collar bone. Being a hypochondriac, I freaked and went to the doc asap. Luckily she booked me in for an ultrasound straight away instead of sending me away and just seeing how it goes. Ultrasound showed not just 1 but 4...
My wife, Barbara came home from Hospital on Saturday. She had become very unsettled in Hospital and had started to FaceTime family late at night. She Facetimed her sister in Switzerland to say that she had been abandoned in a cafe. She Facetimed several members of our family including our son and daughter and myself. She often spoken in conspiratorial whispers to say that half her stuff had gone missing; that we wouldn't belief what was happen and and that staff were hitting her. This was all part...
... the sarcoma in my right buttock was removed on 20th Jan - went in on the Weds came out on the Friday. All went well - I came home with 'a drain' and am going back this Thursday to have the'drain', the clips and the dressing removed - looking forward to that - hopefully I will be more comfortable.
I had to have 2 teeth out last week - if it's not one end it's the other !!!!!!!
I am so lucky to have such a supportive husband - I feel so guilty putting him all through this...
