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Got a phone call from my sister to say come straight away because Mam was getting distressed. Nurses came and said she wasn't distressed and didn't want to give her any drugs. My other sister's said that we had been there all the time and that she needed something to help her settle because she was stressed. One of the nurses then decided to give her something, the other (older) nurse was not happy with this but they discussed it and agreed she needed something. One of my sister's got really angry...
well got through all 6 r chop but ended up with blood transfusion after last one. scan showed either scar tissue or active cells will not know which till pet scan in two more weeks, have to wait for chemo to leave body. so still waiting and not sure where i am head a bit all over try to stay positive but when pain gets bad get runs and am sick that is not easy to cope with.
also arthritis on its way back joints red hot had hoped it would last far longer.all in all recovering from chemo getting...
Hello, I am Joe. I am 17 years old and was 16 when I lost my mum to cancer after her long battle. This is my first time ever writing about my experience and my relationship with my mum so I am a little nervous and may be quite upset whilst writing this. I feel I want to share my emotions as I’m not a very open person with dealing with my loss. I hope this can help me.
Me and my mum were so well connected as she was my best friend as well. I’ve always had a really special connection with...
The hardest thing to deal with since losing mum is getting used to her not being there. I'm used to the smell of cooking when I walk in the house. Now there's no cooking smell, just silence and the silence is louder than when the house was full of people. Her deterioration was rapid and left some terrible memories but so far getting used to my mum never being there again as a physical presence is the hardest thing of all to deal with. I think to myself you were there when mum left us, you must...
So... Yesterday C had his 2nd Oxaliplatin. Responses and reactions were more intense. 10 mins from the end of the bag his throat closed up. Caused by a small sip of water from the machine. Nurses are lovely but as a known side effect no warm water was available. Fortunately a coffee machine was working in the corridor.
Anyway, that blip aside treatment finished after about 5 hours.
The PICC line that he had put in after the first treatment has been a godsend. Has used no pain relief for 10 days...
The last two days have been really horrible. Mam has been unresponsive since the early hours of yesterday morning. Everyone has been to see her in the hope that it will help her go. She is still hanging on. She hasn't eaten or drunk in this time. Everyone is still talking to her and holding her hand, but I can't. It brakes my heart watching her struggle to breath. I want to be like everyone else but I just can't bring myself to do it. I hope she knows how much I love her.
Up until yesterday...
Well my bladder problem aside I am feeling pretty goooooood at the moment so am looking forward to Easter, which is funny because there was a time I didn't think I would get to see the London Olympics! :)
Now I have a scan on the 2nd and consultation and preliminary results on the 5th April so everything crossed for that, but in the meantime life goes on.
Am hoping to go for a couple of meals over Easter and visit some friends and relatives, no chocolate for me though but I don't mind you see...
I am going to do a blog post on our Wedding day very soon - but I want to write that when I have more time and I can properly reflect on the amazing day that it was. My Dad did AMAZING....he was SO proud and he did us ALL proud...it was the bestest day of my life xxx
Since the Wedding I have struggled a lot. Leading up to the Wedding I had so much to plan & was looking forward to it SO much that it really helped..not just me but everyone else too...especially Dad. Now...I just feel...
Well here I am living with incurable cancer this is so surreal yet so real! I only had the panic attacks and total fear for about two weeks after being told, I suppose you could say I was lucky in that respect. I woke up one morning two weeks after being told and the panic had gone, I was at peace, don't know how it happened but it did. I was now on a mission to fight this disease and to live my life like I should have been living it for that last 50 years!
I have researched how I can help...
