We were given the crushing news that our mother has only weeks to live last Thursday. She's been amazing and fought this disease since 2003. I am overwhelmed with grief, I am finding it very hard to cope with being anywhere with people and have been experiencing panic attacks, nausea ....
songbird 10 years ago
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Hi everyone,My Mum has been diagnosed as terminal for about 18 months now. She was diagnosed during my 2nd term of uni (first year). For the remainder of 1st year she was pretty much okay. Over my second year she was relatively okay, with a few hospitalisations which I came ....
River 10 years ago
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lost my husband to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and acute myeloid leukaemia took him from me two weeks ago my heart is broken the hole is so deep after 49 years together I want him back I feel so lost ....
Bebop 10 years ago
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I lost my dad 2 months ago after a very difficult battle with cancer. He had opted for end of life at home and we as a family were all happy to accommodate this but naturally it out a lot of pressure on us, especially mum. I'm worried about my ....
Joweb 10 years ago
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When your caring role ends it can be hard to adjust the changes in your life. It can be hard to stop and think about yourself and your needs again. Some people find once they're no longer caring that exhaustion, both physical and emotional, catches up with them. So we've ....
MarkWilkin 10 years ago
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It can be hard to adjust to life when your role as a carer ends. There will be many activities that have been part of your daily routine that you don't need to do any more and not having these responsibilities can be a shock. We talk about this and ....
MarkWilkin 10 years ago
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Losing somebody close to a terminal illness affects everyone differently and there's no right or wrong way to grieve. So in this Q&A we hope we'll be able to answer your questions about what you're experiencing and offer some practical solutions to help.Our host Jane Murray will be answering your ....
MarkWilkin 10 years ago
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