How do we get a MacMillan nurse involved with mum's care?

My Mum has ovarian cancer. She had all of the “ectomies”  and now 3 years on is just starting yet another course of chemotherapy. How do we get a MacMillan nurse involved? Are they part of the Palliative Care team? She has just had a referral made to Palliative care and has an appointment next month. I live away from my mum so I’m not always there for her oncology appointments. I miss a lot of information that she forgets! 

  • Hi has your mother received a visit from an occupational therapists (i think this was done by the gp)one came to see my husband  (he was diagnosed in May 2019 kidney cancer that had spread )so palliarive care/treatment, this lady came out in September and arranged for him to have a rise easy chair,perching stool ect, she also arranged a meeting with the MacMillan nurse who has sorted so many things out for us,blue badge for the car (we hadn't thought of that) making sure we have all the benefits, some we never knew existed. Sometimes the chemotherapy department have a MacMillan nurse that is there for you to talk to when the patient is receiving treatment. If you have the telephone  number of the chemotherapy department and ask about the MacMillan nurses i am sure they will help, this cancer journey is hard for the patient and their loved ones, stay strong

  • Hi, thanks for your reply,  I never thought of an OT being involved with mum actually, our emphasis and hers has been on her Ill  partner who has dementia, currently he’s in hospital and I’m over visiting mum so I am hoping to get some stuff sorted with her, one being a blue badge, the other was to get Macmillan involved. I agree this cancer journey is hard, sending my thoughts to you x