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My dad has been diagnosed with lung cancer that has metastasized to his bones! Can’t seem to get an answer of where this is going and any prognosis?? ....

Lous 6 years ago

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Terminal illness - struggling to deal

My mum's chemo was stopped 2 weeks ago. The outlook for the future isn't good. I'm trying to be strong but I'm really struggling. I'm not sleeping and some days I feel like my heads going to explode. My dad talking about the practical side of things funeral plans and ....

Ekir 6 years ago

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My mum is dying - hospice or home?

My mum is 89. She had a mastectomy 18 months ago, most of her bowel removed 9 months ago and now she has active s4 cancer in both lungs and her liver. The doctors have told us any care will be purely palliative from now on. She is very brave ....

RichJ 6 years ago

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Caring for my partner, sole mate and father of my children

My partner went into hospital in April with suspected pneumonia and within 21 days was at our local hospice diagnosed with terminal cancer (melanoma) in four locations in the body, he spent 3 weeks in the hospice before being stabilised and is now how with myself and our three children ....

Satlady 6 years ago

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Dad's Dark Thoughts

My Dad has recently had a diagnosis of terminal cancer in his voicebox. He's unable to eat and is struggling with talking, his his life has changed drastically in the last 5 months, from being able to eat to being fed through a tube in his nose. When we had ....

melves 6 years ago

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Heart failure,copd,diabetes advice needed.

Hello my mum is 72 and has heart failure,copd,diabetes to name a few since jan she has gone down hill she sleeps a lot is not eating much I tried her on complan she cant even drink a bottle ,she looks so pale and has no energy ,her g.p told ....

Bm68 6 years ago

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Being there for mum who has lung cancer

Hi, I'm very new to this and struggling just to write this out. My mum was diagnosed with lung cancer back in October, I believe its terminal but she's been put on a treatment of pembrolizumab. She's basically functioning on only one lung as the effected lung has collapsed, basically ....

Ryanj92 6 years ago

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What to expect and ask for in palliative care

Thank you for accepting my registration for the forum.I have a question about the 'palliative care' my mum is currently receiving in a nursing home. I hope someone can advise us.My mum (who has terminal bowel cancer, dementia and several other age-related conditions) stopped communicating and eating/drinking four days ago. ....

deby 6 years ago

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Coping with Incurable cancer

My wife, in her sixties, was very fit and apparently healthy until in April 2017 a severe pain and fainting made me call an ambulance. The following day her caecum, appendix, part of her large intestine and some lymph nodes were removed and we were told that her cancer had ....

WGCman 7 years ago

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Caring for someone who's caring for someone

Hi My partners mum has been told recently she has quite a rare cancer but we are struggling to get an understanding of what has been done, what needs to happen and the longer term prognosis. My partner is shutting down. He doesn't talk because I don't think he knows ....

sjm047 7 years ago

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