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| Lovelace |
on Wed 8 Oct 08, 2:48 PM to Lovelace's blog.
Tags: Leeds (LS)
Just getting a few things off my chest.
My sister who is 35 has had neurofibromatosis all her life for which there is no cure. She was recently diagnosed with cancer and was given a 40% chance of survivial with radiotherapy.
The radiotherapy was doing great, she looked better than she had done in years and scans a month or so back showed no advance of the cancer, not even sure what type of cancer or where it was.
We all dared to raise out hopes a little thinking that the minus was slowly creeping into the plus category.
The hospital rang her on Monday and asked her to go in urgently, didn't ask her to take anyone with her, just to go in. Off she trundles to be slapped in the face with a "you have severe lung cancer and have 6 months to live" !
They then sent her home, no "can we ring someone for you" or anything ! What were they thinking ??? She could have walked under a bus the state she was in.
By the time mum got to her she had thrown up all over the place and was in a right mess. She now has the decision to either take the 6 months, or have chemotherapy and have a possible 12 months.
Mum is in pieces, hell, no one should have to bury their own kids ! Me and my other sister are working through the numbness of autopilot at the mo, how the hell can you be supportive when you are falling apart yourself ?
She's having some private family time with the 4 kids she will be leaving behind right now,(she's already buried one child to the same thing at a tender age of 9 months old, born on March 13th, died on Friday December 13th, didn't even get to see his first Christmas). How much bad luck can one person take ?
I'm not looking for sympathy, not looking for anything really, it just helps to spew things out. I really hope she will get her just rewards in her next life for suffering such crap in this one !
Choozy. x
| 8 Oct 08, 3:03 PM Queen_Victoria UK(E), 5 yrs |
I'm a district nurse and have looked after lots of patients with lung cancer, some on chemo, some not. If you want a chat about it, or maybe some practical advice, just ask. |
| 8 Oct 08, 3:15 PM ThePhilanthropist 4 yrs |
Hi, this is so sad & so hard to deal with... I wish someone, somewhere could do something to ease all this pain & distress... Do the best you can with what you've got here & now... My thoughts are with you... Peace |
| 8 Oct 08, 4:17 PM Demmie PT, 12 yrs |
My daughter has just lost her future father in law to lung cancer. Our thoughts are with you all at this difficult time. "Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph." Haile Selassie, 1892-1975 |
| 8 Oct 08, 4:58 PM Generalbenns_ruby UK(BD), 6 yrs |
our thoughts are with you and if you wanna chat just phone ok hun... hugs Jx Master
under Your hand my lessons are taught, my heart soars, my souldeepens, my tears are brushed aside, my mind grows, my submission flourishes,my serenity exists,my body blooms,the woman in me is discovered. ~smiles~ to Him |
| 8 Oct 08, 5:29 PM LouiseM UK, 8 yrs |
That is so sad  I'm sorry.. for you all. X Going to school does not make a person educated, any more than going to a garage makes a person a car Edited 8 Oct 08, 5:31 PM by LouiseM |
| 8 Oct 08, 6:39 PM GazUK1963 UK(B), 6 yrs |
This is so sad. I can empathise after loosing so many of my family, including both parents to cancer. I really do think that the hospital should have insisted she brought someone with her for support. I wish there was something more I could say to comfort you. Sends hugs. Gary x. Everyone who lives dies, but not everyone who dies has truly lived. |
| 9 Oct 08, 5:57 PM wonderer UK, 5 yrs |
Oh Choozy - can only offer very best wishes. Hope you and all the family will have the strength to cope with whatever happens.
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