Watching my mum's pain is unbearable

Hi, I'm so sad at the moment, my mum is suffering so much I just can't cope with seeing her. She was diagnosed with a reoccurrence of her throat cancer last April and since then we have been on a roller coaster of chemo treatment, trying to get her imunotherapy and several blue light ambulance trips to the hospital with chest infections. I was caring for her at my home but when things became to much she went to the hospice. After several stays at the hospice and being told her death was iminant  she is still with us. Her mind is confused, her head and tongue are swollen, she can not eat and her hearing is minimal. The hospice wanted us to move her to a nursing home, which after much searching we did. Since moving her the pain has become worse, every time I visit her she is in a state of extreme distress. I wish I could end it for her, it's just so cruel. Now I feel like we shouldn't have moved her because at least she was more peaceful at the hospice. I am sitting here trying to pluck up the courage to go and see her. I feel sick at the thought. Our whole family is struggling with this but it's me they talk to, it's me that has to sort everything out and it's me that feels responsible for her demise. I'm a single mum with no partner to support me and I feel totally alone in all this. I realise that I'm rambling, maybe I just need to get this out. I'm already taking anti depressants and have been signed off work.  I feel like I just want to run away.....

  • Oh Emma,  you must feel like your in a nightmare at the mo ... your deffinatly not on your own, there is always someone here to listen ... why did they want to move her out of a hospice, l can't understand their thinking ... did they give you a reason ... if it were me, l would phone them back up, and tell them your not coping, and your mum's pain has got worse since leaving there ... 

    Mc Millan have a free phone number, and on here where you can talk to someone, they are here for every one who has a loved one going through this journey.. sounds like you need a shoulder at the mo ..

    If your a single mum, you must have so much going on with that too .. you can do this .. your stronger then you think .. you've come so far already ... and you'll get more help if you can sound to gether .. and maybe it's time to lean on the other members of the family .. tell them your finding it hard with your problems, and not too lean on you right now ..

    So remember all those feelings are normal .. everyone l know , including me, looses it sometimes ..

    Sending you a big virtual hug  Chrissie

  • Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I was really having a bad time and it was lovely to know I'm not alone. I managed to find a friend who came with me to visit my Mum, which made things much easier. 

    Emma x

  • So glad your friend was with you ... any time you need a shoulder to lean on, and the going gets tough, wer always here ... thinking of you .. Chrissie xx