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My mum terminal

Hi all my mum has terminal brain cancer we found out 2 weeks ago. Some days she is chatty and said she is going to fight this and then next day is planning her funeral its kind of like having whiplash. Please is this normal and how can I help ....

Stephanie1976 2 years ago

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I'm lost and the road hasn't even started yet

My dad is in hospital and being sent to my house which is 100 miles away from him for practical reasons as I'm not working and my mum too frail and ill to do it . my siblings not able too for health reasons etc. I'm single mum with 2 ....

Busybee 2 years ago

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Where to start to access help

My father has terminal pulmonary fibrosis and is deteriorating faster than we anticipated, think the fact that we lost my brother last year ages 53 with same condition,they are struggling financially and mum is not in best of health , the rest of us siblings are worried that if we ....

Lorimay 2 years ago

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Mam refusing help

My mother is refusing most help off district nurses like special bed , extra care also was advised to go into hospital and refusd that ....

Reddragon 2 years ago

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COPD

Hi, I've been caring for my mam now for about a year when she admitted she was struggling to cope, she was diagnosed with COPD about 3 years ago. This past year has been so difficult, a couple of hospital admissions, O2 levels of 65/66 she's now on 5 litres ....

LorraineE 2 years ago

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Stage 4 kidney failure

My dad is 89 lives with us and was diagnosed a year ago with stage 4 kidney failure he hasn’t been to any appointments he cancels them all so no treatment he has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. He has deteriorated a lot in the last 4/5 weeks and is ....

Hazela13 2 years ago

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No more treatment for Dad

My Dad has incurable cancer that has spread. Is currently hospitalised due to complications arising from treatment, which is now discontinued. He’s going to be sent home soon, with carers a few times a day, hospital bed, etc., He doesn’t want to discuss his illness, telling Doctors to speak to ....

Bea123 3 years ago

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Adapting to a changed way of living

Hello. I registered today as Hebe with Marie Curie. I am elderly with a husband diagnosed this Spring with advanced prostate cancer. He is taking enzalutamide to delay the cancer cells. The only help we get is a monthly telephone call from the Macmillan Nurse and ....

Hebe 3 years ago

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Being honest with people

Hi everyone! My mum was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in Oct, it had spread to her brain where a tumour had formed. She had it resectioned and a had 3 blasts of stereotactic radiotherapy in nov and Dec but unfortunately we found out on weds that it’s has formed ....

Itiswhatitis 3 years ago

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How to best support partner with short term diagnosis

My partner was diagnosed 3 weeks ago with IV pancreatic cancer, 4 days later he had a stroke, due to Covid, I was unable to visit, he was discharged early on Monday this week so he co7ld spend time at home. I’m so happy he is home and am doing ....

May66 3 years ago

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