Waiting and Crying for my Beloved

Just a short intro about me and my darling Col.. We met on 27/09/2008 through Myspace.. he had the same music likes as I did and we fell in love within 2 days.. it really was true love as it should be.. I should have married him way back as both of us had really bad partners who spoiled the best and healthiest years of our lives.. We married wrongly and had thought we would each be alone.. Col looked after me through a hellish time with leg ulcers in 2014 and when it came to him being diagnosed with Stomach, Lung and Liver Cancer last June I knew it was only me who was going to look after him.. The pic of how Col was last June is my profile .. it was just before the CT scan and he was so happy on a boat trip in Windsor..All our 5 grown up kids from our past have disowned us as they did not like that we were together and Pagan soulmates..We finally put ourselves first and got married on 20/04/2017, we wasted so much time and money sorting out others when we should have looked after ourselves, what a waste of time.. :(.. I cherish my Col and am now having a really bad time waiting for my beloved to die.. it is Terminal and nobody has given him a time but I know it won't be long.. He cannot swallow very well and is literally just eating small portions of Semolina and the Ensure drinks. He has already been in Hospital 3 times this year with Sepsis caused by the Chemo which has now been suspended..I watch him nearly all the time to see if he is still breathing and he had a fall yesterday trying to get to the loo.. he is so weak.. This time last year he weighed 102kg.. as of today he weighs only 63kg and is literally a shadow of his gorgeous self.. I cry to look at him which I hide as best I can, he is so weak and frail and can just about walk.. We have a contact at the Hospice but he does not want to go in because of the Covid19 we know we cannot stay together.. I am simply sitting here waiting for his last breath and it hurts me so very much.. it is so unfair... we have been through so much together and come through but not this time.. I cannot remember the last time I heard his laugh. We both have severe depression with maximum meds but they are not helping me so I saw this page and decided to join.. we have both faced the suicide black dog twice and stopped.. I do not know how I will be when he goes I just know he was such a strong rock for me and deserves a better life than this frail end.. such a waste of knowledge and fun and true devotion.. My heart feels like it is breaking now but I have not even got to the final stage yet.. We have no friends other than FB and no Family .. just us two as it has always been since we met.. I have no money , we are both disabled with a Motability car, no savings and I don't know what I will do when it comes to the funeral part of things.. I don't know if I will be strong enough.. We even said we would go together with the Morphine but I cannot do that.. there is too much of him in this house and in my head to stop me.. Sorry about the rant but I just wanted to write this down.. He is asleep at the moment and I am trying to stop crying... again :(

  • Hi Ellie,

     

    That sounds like a really nice story on how you both met, it's similar to me and my wife, we met at Thorpe Park when we were both younger and spoke on MSN for about 10 years before finally meeting up again after getting to know each other so well.

     

    It's such a horrible position to be in watching that person turn into someone completely different to the person you married and is one of the hardest things. My wife is going through similar with her mum, and my wife is also pregnant with our first child. It honestly seems like everything is trying to get us down at the moment and seems to be the same for most people on this forum which is why I turn to it so I know we are not alone and try to find hope and peace.

     

    It must be harder for you without many people around you to be able to express your emotions, another reason why this is a great place to come to write them down but I hope that situation changes for you and you get the chance to surround yourself with some people to help you through this.

     

    I think we all have the strength to get us through these situations deep within and we can't let this disease beat any of us when it comes to it, the memories of those that succumbed to it will live on through their loved ones. If it really feels like you have nowhere to turn then this site has numbers for you to call to speak to nurses and support, haven't got to that stage ourselves yet but if it comes I will definitely be using it...

     

    Stay strong!

  • Thank you for your kind reply.. it means a lot now as after I wrote my post our GP came to assess him as the District Nurse had asked him to come in person as she was not happy about the size of the bedsore he has on the bottom of the spine..  Dr asked me to close the door after he had checked Col and said honestly he doubted if Col would last much longer as his body is shutting down very quckly and he is expecting Col to pass in his sleep within the next two weeks or sooner..

     

    I have the Purple form and have said no to CPR..  He is on Morphine only now and a few sips of water.. It is heartbreaking to watch him but  I do now have a timescale instead of guessing.. He also explained what they do with his body as I have no means to pay for a funeral.. it would only literally be just me and I would like him cremated so he can be with me always.. I don't want him buried here in this awful town of Slough..

     

    I know Thorpe Park well .. I used to take the kids there often before they turned nasty.. I am sorry for the hard time you and your wife are having.. it really does seem to pick on you and kick you a little bit more when things are going wrong.  Even without this Virus our Kids and past friends would not be bothered .. in fact I think they would secretly be quite pleased that our beautiful marriage will soon be over. They hated the fact that we are Pagan and were so spiteful with their words.. My youngest of 27 told me to have a slow and painful death and Col's eldest of 30 called him a useless sperm doner.. we have not seen or spoken to all five of them since 2012  ..

     

    I have some wonderful friends on FB but not in the real world and I am already on maximum anti depression but I will be taking advice and help from this site and others who are going through this tragic time.. My Blessings to you and your lovely wife with a special Blessing for the wee one yet to arrive.

     

    Stay safe yourselves.. xx