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Has anyone else watched a love one have a traumatic death. My father has lung cancer Mesothelioma due to Asbestos. He went into the hospice over 2 weeks ago to sort out his meds as he had become toxic with the over use of morphine. He had terrible withdrawl symptoms, twitching, hallucinations, confusion it was very painful to watch. A week later the hospice told us that dad was to weak to come home and that he may only have a few days to live. We waited and waited and a week on he is still with us...
Hi out there,
My dad underwent a heart bi pass last year which he took a long time to get over & also suffered some depression , added to this it has also left him with a bit of dementia.
He was diagnosed with NSCLC abt 7 weeks ago , after a bronchoscopy & scans it is inoperable & they've said no to chemo. They want him to have 20 shots of radiotherapy over a 4 week period & he is agreeing to it. They say he has moved on from the original T3 status & it is now in the nodes? (lymph nodes...
So when the doctor (skin specialist at the surgery, visited her on purpose) did the biopsy she used the smallest hole punch thing so as not to scar unnecessarily. When I went in the day the results came back she was on holiday. The doctor I saw was convinced that I didn't need referring as she would have taken it all out and I had to push for referral.
When the referral arrived, it was for the dermatology clinic. Now yes, they do deal with these, but the doctor who I'd seen works there sometimes...
Came out of hospital last Monday and apart from being tired, I have been feeling better than I have done for a long time. Have been pottering around in the garden ( the best therapy there is ), getting tired but resting in between jobs. As you all now know we went to see Mum/Nan on Saturday, had a lovely couple of hours with Lewis & Debbie there as well.I had an appointment with the oncologist today and he examined my neck where the secondary tumour is and he thinks it has shrunk considerably, I...
MY MOTHER THE LADY WHO GAVE LIFE TO ME.........WAS LOVING AND CARING AND HAPPY AS CAN BE........SHE HAD A SMILE THAT COULD LIGHT UP A ROOM........JUST LIKE A FLOWER THATS ALWAYS IN BLOOM........A TRAIL OF HAPPINESS SHE SPREAD ALL AROUND........IN PLACES SHE'D GO WITHOUT MAKING A SOUND........SHE COULD SING LIKE AN ANGEL PERFECT AND CLEAR........A SWEET SYMPHONY THAT WAS LOVELY TO HEAR........THE SOUND OF HER MUSIC WOULD SILENCE A ROOM........AS PEOPLE WENT QUIET TO LISTEN TO WHOME........MUM WAS...
on that very sad day all those years ago
you often wondered if the pain would go
you went into labour and gave birth to my brother
it was only right then you began to discover
the pain in your heart when you lost your child
that deep burning pain that drove you so wild
you suffered the loss that only you quiet knew
and had to listen so patient to everyones view
when you look back you regret what had been
you woke from your sleep just to hope it a dream
but then on that day you fell pregnant a...
Having had a 'scab' in my (very blond) hairline for about a year, which I enjoyed picking - who wouldn't - but became quickly ashamed of when it bled and took me back to being a spotty teenager, I finally got to the doctor about 4 weeks ago. Had a baby 18 months ago and had so many 'complications' following that, adding a scabby forehead to my long list of ailments was too embarrassing - I don't want to spend my life seeing the doctor - I hate the feeling I get when I go as if they are saying, not...
