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HelloMy Mum has a terminal diagnosis and when she passes away, will leave my half brother - who is 19 - with no family other than myself and my household (husband and three children). We (my mum and I), are worried about where he could live and how he can ....
isabellamaria88 2 months ago
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My Dad has bile duct cancer and has been given months to live, if they can get a stent in. My Mum has only recently been allowed to visit him in hospital which meant we finally managed to Facetime him. I was shocked on the call at how different he ....
Roho 3 months ago
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I have been recently diagnosed with small cell lung cancer which has spread to my lymph nodes and abdomen, I was given months rather than years and I know I have a long way to go before accepting this it still feels like some kind of awful mistake and am ....
Sarahmoore 4 months ago
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Hi, my mother lives almost 200 miles away from me & is now under palliative care after a long battle with bowel cancer. We don't know how long she has left, is currently suffering with incontinence & pain so cannot sit down & can only either lie down or stand ....
hevgough 4 months ago
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Hi,My mum was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and had surgery. It’s now spread to he liver and palliative chemo has been suggested. She had a rubbish time with chemo last year and can’t work out whether to accept less time and no chemo or more time and risk ....
eflavell 5 months ago
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I have a fiance who has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer that spread in his lungs, kidney, and even to his brain and is fighting for his life now, he is confined in the hospital now and he wants to see me but I'm in the Philippines as of ....
celine 5 months ago
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Hi, hoping someone has some advice for me, my mum sadly passed away 14th December 2020 after an almost 3 year battle with bowel cancer, we as a family have no funds neither did my mum therefore her funeral has been arranged by the hospital. However with being a single ....
Rachii88 5 months ago
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Hello,I hope this is the right place to ask for this. I am working for home care provider and organize training for our staff. I was wondering if you provide training sessions, maybe for a couple of hours, to give a bit more insight into end of life as we ....
Andrea40 1 year ago
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Husband has terminal lung cancer , oncologist has said he has about 4 months to live. That was in july. He has been offered 3 sessions of chemo and immunotherapy every 3 weeks. He had the first session 5 weeks ago but had a heart attack the second week after ....
Dawnh 1 year ago
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My father is currently in hospital. He has terminal prostrate cance and was admitted 2 weeks ago with a life threatening chest infection.amazingly he survived but the hospital is not certain the infection has gone. They wish to send him home with 4 nurse visits a day and no overnight ....
Katecox 1 year ago
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