# Practical matters **URL:** https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/c/caring-for-someone-1/practical-matters-1/20.md [Latest](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/categories.md) --- ## [About the Practical matters category](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/about-the-practical-matters-category/145)
**Author:** [@Admin](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/Admin)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [Hospice at home](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/hospice-at-home/2197)
**Author:** [@pandabear](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/pandabear)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [22 July 2026 13:52 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/hospice-at-home/2197 "2026-07-22T13:52:29Z")
Looking for guidance about how to access hospice at home services for my very sick mum who is at end of life --- ## [Mum palliative but no prognosis](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/mum-palliative-but-no-prognosis/794)
**Author:** [@Chloe](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/Chloe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [23 January 2024 18:58 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/mum-palliative-but-no-prognosis/794 "2024-01-23T18:58:26Z")
Hello, my mum has stage 4 cancer which has spread to the lungs and liver. She doesn’t have a prognosis, one consultant told me “a few months”… and a specialist nurse suggested 12 months. Mum doesn’t want to know at the m… --- ## [Thoughts on caring for my mum at home with 4 year old in the house](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/thoughts-on-caring-for-my-mum-at-home-with-4-year-old-in-the-house/693)
**Author:** [@LindsayMartin](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/LindsayMartin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 August 2021 12:04 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/thoughts-on-caring-for-my-mum-at-home-with-4-year-old-in-the-house/693 "2021-08-11T12:04:51Z")
Hi, I am in the process of working towards getting my mum home to me for palliative care. She already had quite advanced MS but 2 weeks ago we found out she has stage 4 lung cancer and tumours in her brain and liver. I a… --- ## [Helping someone who refuses to drink](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/helping-someone-who-refuses-to-drink/596)
**Author:** [@Tabstar](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/Tabstar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13 July 2019 15:17 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/helping-someone-who-refuses-to-drink/596 "2019-07-13T15:17:48Z")
Is it ok to use a syringe for fluid intake if the user accepts ? --- ## [Staying in home of deceased brother](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/staying-in-home-of-deceased-brother/524)
**Author:** [@WeeManMarine1](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/WeeManMarine1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [8 September 2018 11:38 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/staying-in-home-of-deceased-brother/524 "2018-09-08T11:38:27Z")
My wife and I moved from Illinois to Texas 4 months ago to care for her brother. He passed away 4-5 days ago. Now the family members that refused to help when he needed them are trying to kick us out of his home. They sh… --- ## [Accommodation](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/accommodation/457)
**Author:** [@Ginga1](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/Ginga1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [12 January 2018 10:54 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/accommodation/457 "2018-01-12T10:54:44Z")
My friend has been diagnosed with aggressive cancer of the lung and brain it is most likely to be spreading as he is a caretaker his home comes with the job. My question is can he be evicted from his home once he is to… --- ## [Social worker issues](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/social-worker-issues/423)
**Author:** [@Pbrown](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/Pbrown)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [17 August 2017 08:13 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/social-worker-issues/423 "2017-08-17T08:13:57Z")
Hi im having issues with my sw , there is 4 kids involved i dont live at the martial home in 6 mts she has never came to meet me but chooses to build a pic of me buy the lies my wife tells , and at my last supervised vis… --- ## [Problems with palliative care team.](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/problems-with-palliative-care-team/358)
**Author:** [@Gareth48](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/Gareth48)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [16 August 2017 19:17 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/problems-with-palliative-care-team/358 "2017-08-16T19:17:01Z")
Hi all, My father has 3 critical illnesses but it’s th AAA aortic anyorism that has put him in immediate danger. The hospital and nursing support has been fantastic but we are having problems with the palliative care t… --- ## [my mum in law](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/my-mum-in-law/372)
**Author:** [@nurseniki](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/nurseniki)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [5 December 2016 09:08 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/my-mum-in-law/372 "2016-12-05T09:08:26Z")
Hi all. My mum in law lost her 1st leg last nov, she was also told she had lung cancer. Last christmas day she lost her 2nd leg in a life saving operation and has kidney cancer, she is very poorly indeed. She is totally… --- ## [extra monies help](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/extra-monies-help/364)
**Author:** [@linray](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/linray)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [28 September 2016 14:10 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/extra-monies-help/364 "2016-09-28T14:10:53Z")
My dad has been diagnosed with late stage bladder cancer,prognosis 12 - 18 months he is 80 yrs old, he has a small private pension and state pension, is he eligible to any monies help, he has to go to regular Dr’s and h… --- ## [Will.](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/will/329)
**Author:** [@AML14](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/AML14)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [5 April 2016 09:06 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/will/329 "2016-04-05T09:06:36Z")
Hello my gran has terminal cancer and has done a will. I am her power of attorney and she is leaving me her house. If I was to move in with her now so I can care for her when she needs it. Will I be able to remain in the… --- ## [Can she move nearer to family?](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/can-she-move-nearer-to-family/327)
**Author:** [@boneyem](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/boneyem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [1 April 2016 09:14 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/can-she-move-nearer-to-family/327 "2016-04-01T09:14:27Z")
Hi, My mother in law is awaiting a diagnosis of what we suspect will be late stage bowel cancer. She has also just been diagnosed with Cirrhosis of the liver, her sight has been going for some time and she can no longer… --- ## [Benefits and grants help?](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/benefits-and-grants-help/166)
**Author:** [@MarkWilkin](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/MarkWilkin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [2 February 2016 16:45 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/benefits-and-grants-help/166 "2016-02-02T16:45:51Z")
If you’re living with a terminal illness or are friends, family or care for someone with a terminal illness, then money problems might be on your mind. But there are places you can get financial help from, we’ve got some… --- ## [Keeping friends and family informed](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/keeping-friends-and-family-informed/174)
**Author:** [@HilaryB](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/HilaryB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [27 September 2015 15:28 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/keeping-friends-and-family-informed/174 "2015-09-27T15:28:08Z")
One of the most tricky and time consuming things is making sure that everyone who wants/needs to know how your loved one is, is kept in the picture. I set up a group email for this purpose, starting with just half a doze… --- ## [End of life planning in today’s connected world](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/end-of-life-planning-in-today-s-connected-world/264)
**Author:** [@MarkWilkin](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/MarkWilkin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 July 2015 09:58 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/end-of-life-planning-in-today-s-connected-world/264 "2015-07-06T09:58:00Z")
In our latest Marie Curie blog post James Norris, the chief exec of Dead Social, talks about how to handle your digital legacy. How to make sure loved ones still have access to conversations, photos and videos that have … --- ## [Writing a will](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/writing-a-will/173)
**Author:** [@HilaryB](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/HilaryB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [26 June 2015 14:05 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/writing-a-will/173 "2015-06-26T14:05:01Z")
Although my husband had a will, it was seriously out of date and needed changing. He kept putting it off, (possibly because it was too big a task to face emotionally), until he was too ill to visit the solicitor. She , h… --- ## [Q&A - Making a Will and dealing with an estate](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/q-a-making-a-will-and-dealing-with-an-estate/251)
**Author:** [@MarkWilkin](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/MarkWilkin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [21 May 2015 15:12 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/q-a-making-a-will-and-dealing-with-an-estate/251 "2015-05-21T15:12:45Z")
As part of Dying Matters Awareness Week we’re encouraging everyone to take five simple steps to make their end of life experience better, both for them and their loved ones. One of these is writing a Will, so we’re takin… --- ## [Rock and a hard place](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/rock-and-a-hard-place/248)
**Author:** [@Moleskin](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/Moleskin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [16 May 2015 13:44 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/rock-and-a-hard-place/248 "2015-05-16T13:44:25Z")
Hello everyone, I am hoping that by posting my problems here someone may be able to suggest something I’ve not thought of as a solution! My parents (84 and 82) live 40 miles from me (single parent, two children, part t… --- ## [Q&A - Benefits and terminal illness](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/q-a-benefits-and-terminal-illness/239)
**Author:** [@MarkWilkin](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/MarkWilkin)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [23 April 2015 16:04 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/q-a-benefits-and-terminal-illness/239 "2015-04-23T16:04:36Z")
\[img\]Imgur: The magic of the Internet Ken provides welfare rights advice to Disability Rights UK’s member organisations. He also edits and writes for DRUK publications and its website and undertakes policy work with the … --- ## [Low palliative care use across Wales highlighted by Marie Curie & The Bevan Foundation](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/low-palliative-care-use-across-wales-highlighted-by-marie-curie-the-bevan-foundation/181)
**Author:** [@grumpywelshman](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/grumpywelshman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 December 2014 09:48 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/low-palliative-care-use-across-wales-highlighted-by-marie-curie-the-bevan-foundation/181 "2014-12-02T09:48:06Z")
I thought I’d share this report mentioned on the BBC yesterday, mentioning statistics on palliative care in Wales. Goes to highlight the important work that Marie Curie and other charities do. The report recommends the … --- ## [Travel recommendations](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/travel-recommendations/160)
**Author:** [@MarkWilkin](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/u/MarkWilkin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 November 2014 14:53 UTC](https://community.mariecurie.org.uk/t/travel-recommendations/160 "2014-11-17T14:53:19Z")
Travelling to the places where you’ve always wanted to go is a very common wish for people living with a terminal illness. But there are a number of complications involved, including getting insurance for travelling. So…