Hello. This is my 1st time posting on here. We lost our Mum on the 20th of August. She had been in hospital since she got her diagnosis on the 11th July 2025, to try and build her up physically for treatment (she weighed 5st due to the cancer taking 3st off her) tried everything to get the weight on but the cancer was taking it off :( on the 19th she went to sleep, slept normally through the night (she had been told there was nothing they could do so was end of life) I stayed with her. On the morning of the 20th a nurse did her bp and told me get the family here now she didn't have long. She went peacefully surrounded by her children, husband (our Dad) and her sister. We miss her terribly but we know she's in a better place now. Macmillan Nurses were fantastic with her and the family and so were the nurse's and hca's in the hospital and rehabilitation unit before she got readmitted.
I HATE cancer. I hate how it makes the patient feel and how it makes the family/friends of the patient feel watching them in pain.
Today is ok better than yesterday I have good days and bad ones . How was it for you ? 
sending lots of hugs
It’s ok to have tears it’s healthy- you will get through it talk about the good times and the bad it helps to remember both with family it will get you through but remember it’s ok if that days hard cause it will be and that’s ok
sending you big hugs
My dad rang me crying with laughter on the way home from work. My dad fell down the stairs carrying Xmas decs (about halfway) and landed in a heap on the floor, Mum goes to the living room door and without opening it shouted 'I hope u haven't broken my decs' he was fine luckily and the decs were too. Work was busy today which I like sending hugs back
I’m glad work is helping you - it’s good to laugh at things and this will happen you will have good sad moments you know
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