Living with a terminal illness

Lung biopsy

My mum is having a lung biopsy on Monday, I have been reading that it could spread the cancer, any help with this please? ....

Kathbatty 6 years ago

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Are Marie Curie able to help?

Will Marie Curie help with advanced dementia care? My uncle (92) is caring for my aunt (91) who has advanced dementia. She is double incontinent, has lost her speech, shouts and screams for hours until exhausted etc. She is very frail. My uncle has a heart condition and has no ....

Deborah52 6 years ago

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Mum

My mum who is 80 has, 2 weeks ago been diagnosed with bileduct cancer which has spread to her lungs liver and stomach. She has swollen legs and feet, is loosing weight (apart from her tummy) has little appetite and is very yellow. I feel that things are coming to ....

Jolouise69 6 years ago

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Living with terminal illness support

I'm still finding it difficult to get any emotional support. I spoke to my :gP but all he could offer was 6 sessions with a counsellor and when I phoned they said it wasn't the sort of thing they could help with. I need to be able to talk to ....

Ruth 6 years ago

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Not coping

After being first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, I had surgery followed by gruelling chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Great I thought that's it and went on like that for 3 years (cancer free) so I thought. Then in 2014 noticing a small lump in my neck thought ummm this doesn't ....

Klf2911 7 years ago

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Terminal lung cancer

How can you even come to terms with finding out your mum has terminal lung cancer and she is only 60!!! She has been given 6-12 months. Has anybody else been through this and seen a longer life expectancy after they've been given this time left. ....

Roohiggo 7 years ago

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Emotional support

My name is Ruth and I am 65. Last year I was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis. No one can give me a prognosis but the average survival time is 3-5 years following diagnosis. My initial reaction was total acceptance which in retrospect was denial. My family think I am dealing ....

Ruth 7 years ago

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Denial

My mum has lymphoma and it was very advaced when found as she hid it from us ,she has agrophbia and cant leave the house so refuses treatment,I feel we should respect her wishes and so does my brother,my dad on the other hand has become angry and says she ....

Jue64 7 years ago

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In need of some clarity

Hello everyone I need your help.Mum has terminal pancreatic cancer. Treatment didn't work so she has been handed to the palliative care team at the hospital, where she has been since falling ill post chemo. She has weeks to 3 months tops to live.The hospital team is pushing a nursing ....

marilenad27 7 years ago

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Why won't the care home let my terminally I'll father come home to us?

Please help my father is being held against our wishes in a rotten nursing home ....

Andi 7 years ago

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