Sorry but I'm having a bad day and I just need to let it out. Â I woke up feeling like I've had no sleep and really down. Â Mum's been bad this week - a lot of pain and, I think, sliding into depression - so I'm in overdrive on worrying about her. Â My sister is with her today so I don't need to go round to see mum although I probably will drop round later. Â I thought I would throw myself into cleaning the house so make myself busy and then I'd start to feel better. Â My fatal mistake was asking my 18 year old daughter to help. Â She had a major strop. Â I tried to keep calm as I realise that she is worrying about my mum too but it was hard. Â I tried to talk to her but she just got worse and worse so I gave up. Â Then my husband made sarcastic comments about it all - again he is worrying and his mum is also not well - so I am still trying to keep a lid on it. Â But I feel even worse now. Â I'm now sitting on the sofa in my pyjama's watching old episodes of Grey's Anatomy without the will to do anything else. Â I just keep crying and feel so very very sad.Â
I don't know maisiemae, I think it would be better if she didn't rally. I don't want her to go through this any longer. It's not fair. I know that I'll be devastated when she goes but for her sake...
Mum was convinced that someone was standing next to her today. My sister said that she was saying that last Saturday too. I'd like to think that it was dad.
Very sad tonight.
Elenium
Elenium I was in the similar situation with Jill I didn't want her to go but I didn't want her to suffer anymore and it's heartbreaking I even felt guilty for thinking that if she died it would be a relief in a strange way but my heart goes out to you , a terrible position to be in watching a loved one try to fight this wretched diseaseÂ
Maisiemae, what a Beautiful gesture. You're an angel
Hugs xx
Elenium. I sort of thought that but i dont want to make the mistake of assuming based on my experience and where i got to re mum as you may well not be there. Going with your lead and timing. The time i felt that i felt guilty but also a strange relief. Â The fight became more an inevitable acceptance. But i savoured every minute of looking at her face and loving her xxx
Thank you everyone, I know that you all understand. It's just so bloody awful.
They weighed mum today. She was just under 6 stone. She was 8 and a half stone in August.
No words, don't know what else to say or think today.
Elenium
Elenium. My sister and I have thought the same we don't want her to leave us but she is trapped in a body crumbling and shutting down. Â Yesterday she said she'd had enough. Â Today she said "I seem to be in some sort of hell" she sips water or has a spoon of ice cream. Â She can't sit up or turn over in bed nurse's position her. Her eyes don't focus on you.is it the medication. .has she lost some sight? Her eyes are childlike.
Dad still v ill and we can't take him to her. Â He didn't sleep again last night probably not tonight either. But he has started talking about mum...maybe his mind is a little clearer.
I feel unreal. I want my mum. Â I don't want this suffering. ..I want Dad to see her when he's not full of germs....
Hugs to all.
Masiemae your offer lifted me thank you so much.Â
Jx
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