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Well, it all went well until they tired to get the stitch out from the Hickman line op thingy and a bit of it was stuck to the scab so it pulled - bit *ouch* but we got there in the end ;)
Feeling WOOZY from piriton etc, but picked up afterwards by stepdad, mum here all afternoon to make me cuppas and cooked dinner when kids got in, so lolling on sofa is all I've done and all I'm going to do until I go to read my little 'un a bedtime story :)
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I am new at this, but i think i am going to like having a place to vent both my frustrations and get advice and tips on how to cope.
The past 3 years have been very hard on my family, Both my parents died within months of each other- my mum died in 2009, she had pancreatic and breast cancer and my dad had a lung disease and died last year so you can imagine the shock my family and friends were in when 6 months later i was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. My friends and family keep saying i...
Yesterday was not such a good day. Since the GP said it might be cancer last week - first day of new term I have been office based. I could hide behind my desk, not talk with anyone, look at computer and have headphones on to block out thoughts.
Yesterday I had to 'go out into the world'. Get out of the car and say 'Right put professional head on'. Do the job, focus... First appt not too bad although feels a bit of a fog at first and names of pupils I would normally recall are a little slower in...
Hi there , this is my husband ,Stephens story so far .......... At the start of this year my husband started complaining of a pain in his left testicle , at this point he didnt really feel a lump as such , like other people do , it was more that his testicle was the same size as the other but had become rock hard . Like most people , you dont think that it will be anything sinister , so we waited a few weeks , while life takes over and you get on with everyday life and raising three children and...
Hi everyone, may well be away for a few days, sat waiting for a phone call from my friends daughter, and needed to have a rant, went to see my friend on sunday who has sclc and at the end of this journey, she was in bed with cot sides and an alarm to detect movement as with the drugs she was confused and had fallen, but on monday they sat her in a chair without alarm and now a nasty fall and has broken her hip. Off to the main hospital and operation last night, but things do not look good, not that...
Social Services contacted me today coming Friday afternoon to assess (there's that bloody word again!)us to see what they could offer.They also mentioned about a financial assessment to see what we could pay towards Mo's care,totally threw me I wasn't expecting that at all.I only want a carer to come in as & when to help Mo with her personal hygiene as it was very important to her before the cancer and its one less thing for me to worry about,let alone pay for it.I rang the Hospice @ Home team because...
The district nurse paid us a visit yesterday to assess what Mo and I needed.Assessments!Assessments! getting sick to death of them...Now! I know they are a good thing but its always the same questions that are asked over and over,needs must I guess.The district nurse was very helpful telling us what was available,the symptom management clinic,regular house calls by the nursing staff,day therapy at the hospice,Care for Carers,referral (another word I'm beginning to dislike!)to Social services regarding...
