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Times are tough

Michus
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hi all

 find myself here as I search the net every day looking for answers that are not there.

I am caring for my mother in law who has advanced Pancreatic cancer along with my newly wed Wife and a live on carer.

Her mum is now bed bound in the living rooma and doesnt eat and only sips fluids through a syringe,

Im finding this really tough as 1 minute the professionals are telling us to say our goodbyes, next thing they are introducing meds again, then says she is in end of life and to give morphine for pain.

Its a emotional rollercoaster every day and feel like my life is on hold but at the same time there isnt nowhere else Id rather be, going throubh this journey with my wife.

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    This is where I am at with my mum. She has ovarian cancer, it's also peritoneal and gastric. It's obvious to anyone with eyes that she's dying, but they just keep stuffing things into her. She's also bed bound, sleeps a lot, can't eat and barely sips drinks. Anything she tries she vomits up. It's a living hell. I can't advise you. I'm also lost with all this, and it's been so sudden for me. She was fine 3 months ago. It turns out ovarian cancer is good at hiding, and the symptoms are often mistaken for other things, so it's often found late. I just wanted you to know you  aren't alone.

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    My husband has liver cancer I know how you feel with shock we did not know he was ill it all came on so suddenly he can only have target treatment 

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