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My wonderful dad passed away this morning at 10. 35. I dont know what to say. I feel numb. My life over the last 9 months was about helping my dear dad.now that has ended I feel a massive big void in my life. Dad you suffered so much in the last 10 weeks of life that im glad you are at peace and not suffering anymore.Now Im back at home I miss him more than ever. My husband and children have been wonderful but I still miss you daddy. You will never be forgotten all my Love teresa xxx
Well its official im a miserable cow at the moment , i know i have good reason but i hate feeling like this and thought blogging might help ,
I was expecting it but i got a stroppy phonecall from a family member last night asking why i hadnt put ju,s name in a xmas card (we have had this before ,they want me to pretend to someone that ju is still with us ) well im sorry i cant do it , it just breaks my heart ,i would do anything to have him back as i told them but once again they just wont understand...
dad was complaining of a sore throat sept/oct last yr.after many visits to drs finally we got a ENT appointment feb this yr..turned out to be cancer of the larnyx..trachy procedure carried out then further larnygectomy march...thyroid,lymph nodes and voicebox removal carried out..after brief stay on cancer ward..20 days of RT..few overnight visits to various depts at hospital..good work undone by incompetence,poor training.
noticed change in dads behaviour nov ...sent for further tests...eeg to be...
yesterday i spent all day as an inpatient in the london hospital took 9 hours till i eventually went into theatre for a biopsy....they lost my notes so couldnt operate until someone in barts found them ........unfortunately for me Barts have lost them so i ended up being a casualty of someones incompetence ......was so stressed out and eventually got home at 8 pm 13 hours later and they had done my biopsy without my notes anyway!!! Hadnt eaten by then for nearly 24 hours and the nurse in the day patient...
steve had his funeral yesterday 17/12/10 the service was lovely had a big turn out. lots of people came to buriel too. i lost it a bit, but it was expected,. found it hard to leave the grave,. but i did him proud. and he is at peace. went back to grave this morning to pick up cards( got los,t found it eventally) as i was too upset yesterday, they were covered in snow, but look ok now. just waiting for brochure for headstone. then we can feel that it will be easier to visit to talk, weep laugh or just...
i dont know how i feel tonight im angry and upset.i had the dog out for his last walk of the night when I bumped into an idiot in the street that didnt know about my dad . He didnt believe a word that came from my mouth and i ended up shouting at him what kind of person does he think i am to make up such a horrible thing that my dad died. then he said to me it was your boy that wasnt well and i said yes thats true then he said i wouldnt have shown my face if all that happened to me. When i said to...
hi to all that know me- and those that dont- dont lose heart!
If anyone has got a copy of januarys ed of prima magazine, thats me in the rubbishly titled 'my best friend saved my life'! The essence is true, but I feel a bit cheated as I specifically wanted it to focus on the symptoms of ovarian cancer.
I cant complain, I am nearly (1 month away) in 'remmision' or whatever that means, after being told I have advanced cancer. isnt it funny, you nearly reach one target then they give you another...
my partner had his review today after his radiotherapy on his brain was cut short.He has had his steroids cut down to just one a day for the next 8 days and after that they stop altogether,so dont know what to expect,he knows he will lose his hair in the next 10 days.He still thinks he can be cured of this cancer,even though he has been told its gone too far and the fact that they told him the radio was to ease the sympoms of the cancer,i just dont know what to say when he goes into a conversation...
Has any lady had there bladder removed. I am seeing a specialist next week about surgery and was wondering what is the easiest, bag, neo bladder or theres another one but I cant think what it is at this moment. I am scared but would like to know what it involves from someone who has been through this. I know the specialist will explain but I thought it would be better coming from someone with first hand experience.
Hello.
I am new to the site. I am unnoficially caring for my partner of 6 years who has been recently diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. She is 52, I am 26.
It all started a few months back when she bled from her vagina, after having been through the memopause. A smear test showed a raised level of....whatever the marker is called that indicates that you have cancer. We went for a few internal cameras. They still weren't happy. We then went for an MRI with contrast. Still not happy. We then...
