Ellenholmes
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Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 2
Location: norwich
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 Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:05 pm Post subject: cancer |
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my nanny has been ill since october and it has taken until now for the hospital and doctors to diagnose what is wrong. she has been diagnosed with a brain tumour, lung cancer and lympocancer. she has been very healthy most of her life and very active. when she was in hospital i went to visit her quite a bit. it was hard because she didn't really remember who you were. all she kept asking was to go home. i went to visit every other day to give support to my grandad and mum. she was discharged home last monday. she did seem to improve, but now she is home, she has gone back downhill. and my grandad is finding it hard to cope because the help she is supposed to receive she isn't getting. it is hard to realise but a year ago i lost my other grandad to liver and stomach cancer. i never saw him before he died. so know i can imagine how he was then. last year i studied death dying and bereavement through open university. i suppose in some cases that helped understand what is happening with my nanny.
it just seems really hard. |
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mousa
Senior User
Joined: 10 Feb 2006
Posts: 137
Location: Thailand
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| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:29 am Post subject: Re: cancer |
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Dear Ellen,
Yes, it is hard. You say that your nan is not reciving the help that she is supposed to have. Please look up www.cancerbacup.org. You will find the nearest office to you. Go and speak with them. Alternatively, there is a phone number where you can speak with a nurse specialised in cancer. I feel sure cancerbacup will be able to help you. If they can't/don't please get back in touch with me.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad and difficult time.
Love and hugs from
Val |
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whatslife
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Joined: 09 May 2006
Posts: 1
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: cancer |
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| My brother, Kevin, is only 23 years old, the oldest child in my family. Recently he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. It started out with stomach pains and as days gone by, it got worse. He was rushed to the ER. Fluid containing protein and malignant cells were drained from his abdominal area, which was causing the pain. It’s been almost 3 weeks since then, and now he’s still in the hospital. The doctors diagnosed him with severe stomach cancer that has spread – throughout his body. He might have a few months but if everything goes well, maybe even a year+. He can’t eat and nutrients from an IV bag are all he’s getting. He went through chemotherapy once, but was discontinued because he came up with an infection from all the stomach draining and a high fever. In 2001, my brother, had lost his left leg in a terrible accident. A car hit him at 80 mph. He has a huge scar on his head, weaken lungs and left arm, and worst of all, an amputated leg. Since then, he’s been walking around with a prosthetic leg. I feel like he must be cursed or something. He has the worse luck. In the hospital, he looked at my mom with tears in his eyes and said, “Why me?” I am 19 years old, and going through midterms I can’t even focus on. My sister is moving back home from northern California, and my mother who is now unemployed, stays by my brother’s side through the early morn to the after hours. I just wanted to share my story, because I really think my brother has the worst luck. And, it was a bit of a relief letting it out. I pray for him every hour of the day.... I love my brother......... Life sucks. |
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