Last Friday my Mum's partner had a CT scan, he hadn't been feeling well for a couple of weeks, they rushed his results and found a brain tumor and he was taken to hospital. He had a full body scan Wednesday and it's everywhere on his brain, liver, lungs. They've said there's not much they can do.
I'm 26, living at home with my Mum and their daughter whose 16. He's not really coherent now, it's crazy how quick things decline, but he did say at one point if he was going to die he wanted to die at home. I don't want to deny him that but I don't know how we'll manage.
My Mum struggled the couple of weeks he was ill to look after him, I don't know how she'll manage to lift him and wash him and whatever else and I certainly can't do it. My sister is already struggling with her mental health and I don't know how either of us are going to deal with him being at home. I worry he'll get loud or aggressive or whatever else. I don't know how we're supposed to spend time with him, we've never been a close family. I'm scared to see that happen, I'm scared it will be traumatic and I'm scared with everything going on we'll get no support.
I can only hope it will be quick and painless and peaceful but I worry all the same. My Mum is going to the hospital Monday to have the meeting, I'm hoping they'll get more details then on what support we'll get. I guess I just want to know how likely it is that we'll get any at home support during this. Are nurses visiting home, is anyone out there helping with this right now? How bad can it get before he passes?