Hi, so bare with me as this may seem long....
My mother who is only 59 has been diagnosed with a very rare,incurable and inoperable colon/rectal cancer. She was living down south and working but came to stay for 6 months before heading out to France where she has a house. Two months ago she was diagnosed and it’s been bad news after bad news since. She just started chemotherapy (palliative) to “manage” for of the secondary cancer. She financially cannot support herself as she only received a small teaching pension. She is still living with me,my partner, my three young children and my partners kids who visit every other weekend. I’m currently on maternity leave and have to go back to work in a couple of months as we cannot afford for me to stay off work. I have no idea how we are going to support her here. Is there any channels to go down to get her some supported living or housing where she can have nurses as she needs injections for blood clots she has as a result of the cancer too. She’s so poorly after chemo that she ended up on hospital for three days and I cannot be a full time Carer and go back to work. Sounds awful but the strain is getting so much as there are constant hospital trips and medication that needs giving too. I’m finding it a lot to cope with as well as trying to complete studying that I still have 18 months left to do.
I know she would prefer to stay here but I just can’t cope with it all. She has nothing financially and supporting her is taking its toll on my whole family. Broaching the subject of her living elsewhere just gets brushed off at the moment.
I suppose my question is, Is she eligible for some housing support and care?
