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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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End of life experience

Hi there, Sadly I lost my gran on 11/08/17. I wanted to share my experience of going through the end of life process as I trawled through the internet to find others experiences to prepare myself for the envitable. I am the type of person who needs to know facts ....

macalou21 7 years ago

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My Best Freinds

We have been close friends for 40 years. William has been diagnosed with terminal oesophagus cancer.He is coping reasonably well but we don't know what's going on in his head. His wife is looking after him as she always has but I am not sure she understands that he is ....

Linda13 7 years ago

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here to help those caring for loved ones

Hi to you all I am new to the community. I care for my sister who is 35 and terminally ill due to heart failure it's a heartbreaking situation and one i ha ve been in before 2 years ago as my Dad died of cancer so I am here ....

deekay 7 years ago

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Being strong

This is second time round for my older sisters breast cancer and as a result she has had a double mastectomy and have just been told there is also cancer in her lymph nodes, i have been her carer all the way through. As things have progressed i ....

devon 7 years ago

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