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End of life

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My sister is currently with me at home in a hospital bed.

She has Glioblastoma (brain cancer) we was told by her oncologist she has anything from 2 weeks to 3 months to live. 
It will be 2 weeks this Thursday, my sister is getting no better, she more or less has every tick on the list of end of life, the strange thing is she always is ok when she wakes in morning for a few hours , then the rest of the day she sleeps and has non stop seizures, breathing difficulties, confusion, lack of appetite, it's so cruel all this.

Mu question is, do I ring the hospice for advise, and would they arrange transport to the hospice if needed? As she is non mobile plus double incontinant too.  
 

thanks for reading x 

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    Hi there Pintail ️
     

    I am so sorry to hear what you and your family are going through with your sister - I couldn't scroll past and not post back to you. My dad has cancer which is why I am on here, and as you said this disease is so so cruel. 

    My advice for you here, is if even for a second you think that your sister is getting closer to 'the end', then please don't waste any time contacting the hospice or getting in contact with cancer nurses (I am sure your local hospice could put you in contact with nurses if your sister wanted to stay at home) 

    My nan passed at home a few years back due to cancer. She decided that she wanted to pass at home. The onset of death from symptoms to 'the end' happened quite quickly for her, and unfortunately we didn't have the right care or pain medication for her when she passed, which resulted in quite a traumatic and stressful death. I would hate for anyone else to go through this, so I would say please contact your local hospice for help and advice of how to make your sister more comfortable ️
     

    All the best for you x

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    Hi there Pintail ️
     

    I am so sorry to hear what you and your family are going through with your sister - I couldn't scroll past and not post back to you. My dad has cancer which is why I am on here, and as you said this disease is so so cruel. 

    My advice for you here, is if even for a second you think that your sister is getting closer to 'the end', then please don't waste any time contacting the hospice or getting in contact with cancer nurses (I am sure your local hospice could put you in contact with nurses if your sister wanted to stay at home) 

    My nan passed at home a few years back due to cancer. She decided that she wanted to pass at home. The onset of death from symptoms to 'the end' happened quite quickly for her, and unfortunately we didn't have the right care or pain medication for her when she passed, which resulted in quite a traumatic and stressful death. I would hate for anyone else to go through this, so I would say please contact your local hospice for help and advice of how to make your sister more comfortable ️
     

    All the best for you x

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