Hi,My mother in law is awaiting a diagnosis of what we suspect will be late stage bowel cancer. She has also just been diagnosed with Cirrhosis of the liver, her sight has been going for some time and she can no longer climb stairs. She currently lives alone in a ....
boneyem 8 years ago
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If you're living with a terminal illness or are friends, family or care for someone with a terminal illness, then money problems might be on your mind. But there are places you can get financial help from, we've got some information on this here. What are your experiences of trying to ....
MarkWilkin 8 years ago
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One of the most tricky and time consuming things is making sure that everyone who wants/needs to know how your loved one is, is kept in the picture. I set up a group email for this purpose, starting with just half a dozen people, ending up with around 70. It had ....
HilaryB 9 years ago
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In our latest Marie Curie blog post James Norris, the chief exec of Dead Social, talks about how to handle your digital legacy. How to make sure loved ones still have access to conversations, photos and videos that have been shared on-line. He highlight some of Dead Social's useful tutorials alongside some ....
MarkWilkin 9 years ago
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Although my husband had a will, it was seriously out of date and needed changing. He kept putting it off, (possibly because it was too big a task to face emotionally), until he was too ill to visit the solicitor. She , however , was willing to come to our ....
HilaryB 9 years ago
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As part of Dying Matters Awareness Week we're encouraging everyone to take five simple steps to make their end of life experience better, both for them and their loved ones. One of these is writing a Will, so we're taking your questions now on how to do that and on ....
MarkWilkin 9 years ago
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Hello everyone, I am hoping that by posting my problems here someone may be able to suggest something I've not thought of as a solution! My parents (84 and 82) live 40 miles from me (single parent, two children, part time job).My father has recently been diagnosed with bowel cancer ....
Moleskin 9 years ago
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If you’re terminally ill, or care for someone who is, the benefits system can seem complicated. There are many different types of benefit, paid for all sorts of reasons. So if you're struggling to make sense of it post your questions here.Our host Ken Butler will be answering your questions ....
MarkWilkin 9 years ago
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I thought I'd share this report mentioned on the BBC yesterday , mentioning statistics on palliative care in Wales. Goes to highlight the important work that Marie Curie and other charities do. The report recommends the Welsh government and NHS Wales:Reduce the number of emergency days spent in hospital by people ....
grumpywelshman 10 years ago
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Travelling to the places where you've always wanted to go is a very common wish for people living with a terminal illness. But there are a number of complications involved, including getting insurance for travelling. So can anyone share their experiences in sorting out the practicalities of insurance, dealing with ....
MarkWilkin 10 years ago
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