My Son (age 40) was feeling poorly for a few weeks and developed a very sore throat and ears. He went to Doctors and was told he had Glandular Fever. He was commenced on 10 day course of penicillin. He lived with us and we noticed he was becoming iller by the second week and we tried to get help from NHS 24. Because he had a recently diagnosis if glandular fever they did nothing despite me informing them that he was ill and had a temperature of 41.8. 3 days later we managed to shout enough to get help and he was admitted to Hospital. This was on the Friday and by the Saturday night he had organ failure and was put into induced coma and died on the Monday. He was let down by the NHS. The Haematologist told us that he had a very aggressive form of AML but that doesn’t make us feel any better. We are absolutely devastated he died on the 1st March and because of COVID restrictions we couldn’t br with him at the darkest time of his life.
Hi and welcome to the Community but so sorry to hear about your son, my most sincere condolences to you and the family.
Blood cancers like AML can be very aggressive and unfortunately can lead to sad outcomes.
I lost my mum back in November (not to cancer). After a 3 hour drive to the hospital we meet with her medical team at the hospital entrance. I explained that I was in the Extremely COVID Vulnerable Group due to the two Stem Cell Transplants I had for my Lymphoma..... we had a long discussion and my family and I agreed that I could not safely go in ti be with her as the ward she was in was not COVUD secure..... hard at the time but on reflection the correct decision for my family.
You may want to also post in our Bereaved family and friends group as you can connect with others navigatin these very challenging times.
All the best best ((hugs))
Hi again.
There is a void that cannot be filled but it’s important not to be drawn into a void that is difficult for you to navigate out from.
They say time is a healer but I am not sure about that, but as time goes on life will adapt and change in so many ways.
I am told that there are 5 stages to Grief and Lose. Some you will deal with quicker than others but these are some of the steppingstones that have to be navigated to allow you to move forward.
As always it would be good to talk with outhers walking the same journey so do consider connecting in with our Bereaved family and friends as I am sure you can connect with others who understand ((hugs))
