Hello, i apologize if that was mentioned before, but how to deal with yourself being so emotionally attached to someone? I get too attached by communication to patient or his family, if family member crying I get little emotional too, I want to help here, but I am emotionally sensitive, I love what I do, bug in professional way could I stay or should I change to caring for others?

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My husband is 59 and has stage 4 lung cancer. He has gone from being a hardworking, active man to a shadow of who he was before. He is on oxygen 24/7 which has restricted life dramatically. I find it so hard watching what this disease is doing to him. ....

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HI everyone, initially would like to know how to go about receiving end of life hospice care and the costs involved.  JOE47 ....

Local Lockdowns

Hi everyone, 

  As you may be aware local lockdowns are coming in across in some areas of the UK. There has been some confusion on what this means for visiting our families and if we are still ....

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I'm feeling desperate, in the last 2 months I have lost my dad (abusive), a dear friend, my rat, my gran and a friend is dying of terminal cancer. After a period of numbness I'm now acutely anxious all day especially with health, I have existing mental health issues and ....

Why it's OK to find new hobbies and interests while grieving

After the loss of a loved one, everyone finds different things helpful to do during their grieving process.