Hi my 81 yr old mum was diagnosed 4 wks ago with a 10cm rectal tumour that is inoperable so has only been offered palliative care . For the last 2 weeks she has been in hospital having had surgery for a stoma bag to help reduce pain . The surgery was very rough on my mum n her health has really not been good she has other health problems including stage 4 kidney failure, diabetes and blood cancer and arthritis. The treatment she has received has not been good and she has felt unsupported scared and at times very depressed.WHY is there not more support for these palliative care patients entering hospital?
Hi and welcome to the Online Community, although I am so sorry to see the circumstance that brought you here and so sorry to hear that your dear mum has been diagnosed with Bowel Cancer
I am Mike Thehighlander and I help out on the Community and I will do my best to direct you to the best place for you to find the support and help you need.
On my long journey I found the best way to navigate the various challenges that a cancer diagnosis brings was by talking with people who are on the same journey. My cancer journey was rather different but if you follow this LINK to our Bowel Cancer Forum you will be able to connect with people who understand the journey you are on and can give you some support and and answer questions.
Just join the group and hit the 'Start a Discussion' tab and introduce yourself to the group and remember to go to the right on the group home page and select how you want to receive email notifications when someone answers your posts.
We also have these forums where you can connect with others supporting family and friends through their cancer journey: Carers Forum and Friends and Family Forum
You may also find our various Macmillan Support Line Services on 0808 808 00 00 to be helpful as you can talk to a friendly person that can help in lots of ways.
When you have the time it would be helpful if you could put some information about yourself and the journey that brought you to the Community into your profile as it really does help the Community members to help you and get to know you.
Click on your username and that will take you to your homepage. Look for ‘Edit my Profile’ click on it and start to tell us as much or as little about yourself as you want then click on save before closing the page.
All the best.
