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Hi I’m new to this. I have been caring for my Mum who is terminally ill for just over a year and get great support from Marie Curie from the sitters service through to regular visits to the Carers Cafe run in our local hospice. Am feeling a bit nervous ....

sandy 7 years ago

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Hello, new here

Hello everybody.I have just discovered this community after browsing the internet. Short story is my mother in law has inoperable stomach cancer t4 which was diagnosed in july last year. She had chemo which finished in November last year and it showed her 2 stomach tumours had shrunk, recently she's ....

WelshKC 7 years ago

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Hi - mum with SCLC in honeymoon phase

Hello, My mum was diagnosed with SCLC September last year and was immediately put onto Platinum chemo, which gave her two heart attacks. She then moved on to another chemo to protect her heart which gave her a stroke. Her prognosis went from two years, to one year to less ....

ngd051111 7 years ago

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My Father is battling stage 4 kidney cancer.

I am a nurse. I am very familiar with the dying process. I see it regularly and help keep patients comfortable through the process and I also help support the family members throughout the process. Just because I am familiar with it doesn't make it easy or stress free in anyway. ....

JenRN 7 years ago

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Home, on night duty 💜

Hi, I'm new on here, a friend suggested I join, so here I am 😊 ....

Meoow123 7 years ago

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Hi

How do i use the online chat function? ....

Stuart 7 years ago

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Hello

Hi folks I'm kim .new here . I have secondary breast cancer . Doing OK at the moment ....

Kim123 7 years ago

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Hospice or home

My father has end stage heart failure and copd; he's 95 and I am looking after him at home; but although he had said he wanted to stay at home, I am worried that as his condition deteriorates he would be more comfortable in the hospice where emergency medication can ....

freya 7 years ago

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Mums terminal

Hi / Mam was told yesterday they are stopping all treatment now other than morphine / this is after a 3 year battle - my brain is in utter turmoil as I try to process this and support my 88 year old Dad as well - how on earth do ....

Judith 7 years ago

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New member

My best friend lost her battle in November, she was more like a sister to me than my own sister, we were at school together and were friends for 30 years. I miss her like crazy and wish I could hear what she is saying to me. My mum is ....

Emma18 7 years ago

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