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Hi My name is Claire, I am 39. I, along with my sisters are caring for our mum who is at the end of life care with MS. It’s an awful illness. Seeing your loved one slowly disappear in front of your eyes. It’s not just the physical symptoms they ....
We are devastated - after months of speculation my husband (41) has been given a diagnosis of motor neurone disease. We have two children (12 and 14). Not sure what to do or how to support my husband. What can we do in the early days/weeks to help process this ....
Mum has struggled to accept her prognosis and it's affecting her mental health and quality of life (and our quality time with her) She has AML non curable and was offered management chemo for extra time. In December 23 after 1 round of chemo we were told by her consultant ....
Hi, my dad has lung cancer. He’s in his 80’s and has had all the palliative radiotherapy possible. He’s gradually sleeping longer and longer in the night. He’s alert enough in the day but he’s recently started sleeping 15 hours a night as well as napping during the day. Is ....
Hello, my Mum is in the final stages of life with lung cancer and brain mets. She has decided to marry her long term partner and is demanding that my sister and I ‘share her joy’. I am finding it exceptionally hard to do so as her partner has no ....
Hello my sister,only sibling,rock has terminal secondary breast cancer. She has always been a slightly larger person and always had a good appetite for food. But recently she has completely lost it and is hardly eating at all. I am scared this is a sign of near the end of ....
My mum has recently been put on an end of life pathway for suspected bowel cancer. There is no way of ever knowing as she is far too unwell with a range of complex health conditions and chair bound.. to have the tests/biopsy, and even if she did the outcome/treatment ....
Hello, I’m new here. My elderly mother has recently been diagnosed with an aggressive glioblastoma. She lives on her own and I live about 100 miles away and has always been fiercely independent; I’m staying with her four days out of seven and trying to balance caring for her with ....
Hi. Don't know where to turn for advice information. My mother who has alzheimer's (i think marie curie will help with all things?) and was put on pathway yesterday, and today the nursing home has already started a drug to calm her, she was very distressed. It has all seem ....
Hi everyone, My husband has secondary cancer and the consultant has given him just under 2 years and that is being very optimistic. He is in hospital at the moment being treated for dehydration, the 3rd episode in as many months. We are hoping that when he comes out he ....