BigSal replied to the topic Short but sweet in the forum End of Life and Grief 11 years, 3 months ago
Thank you Emma, Eva, Dai and David so much for your good wishes. I wish you and your loved ones good health and courage!
Sal x
BigSal replied to the topic Short but sweet in the forum End of Life and Grief 11 years, 3 months ago
Thank you Grayham, Jean, Mavis, Tom and Jill for your kind replies. I think we are all a little in shock at the speed of everything.
I would say that the nursing staff at the hospital were very good at explaining to us the Liverpool Care Pathway – which has had a lot of bad press – and that it seemed to make sense once he had said "no more…[Read more]
BigSal started the topic Short but sweet. in the forum End of Life and Grief 11 years, 3 months ago
Dear all,
I posted on Newcomers towards the end of December after my dad (Jim) was diagnosed on 13 December and admitted to hospital there and then.
Sadly with him it was all very quick. He was not in good shape when he got his diagnosis, having had a heart attack 2 years ago and in any case being 80.
He had just one cycle of chemo and…[Read more]
BigSal replied to the topic Here for dad in the forum Newcomers 11 years, 4 months ago
Hi Emma,
Thank you so much for your reply – it's so good to know that there are others out there going through the same things. Glad your mum's kidneys have improved, but sorry about the hip!
My mum reported dad had a better night last night. They have changed his pain medication from morphine which was giving him hallucinations – made him…[Read more]
BigSal replied to the topic Here for dad in the forum Newcomers 11 years, 4 months ago
Hi Tom and thank you for your good wishes.
Dad is in Derby. He's not able to take thalidomide so was started on Velcade plus 2 other drugs (not 100% sure which). He's had one cycle but unfortunately has a weak heart (heart attack 2 years ago) and we were shocked to learn that he has had 2 more heart attacks since he has been in hospital. So…[Read more]
BigSal started the topic Here for dad. in the forum Newcomers 11 years, 4 months ago
Hello everyone,
I am here for my dad who has recently been diagnosed with myeloma at the age of 80. He had acute back pain in the summer which didn't respond to painkillers or physio. Bless his physiotherapist who referred him for an X-ray, and bless the radiologist who sent him straight to A&E where he had the blood tests which showed poor…[Read more]
