Thanks for the posts, it is good to know that this site is here!!! Blessings of the web, eh?
My Mum got a letter today from the hospital and has another test on Monday - from what she has told me today it sounds like a "PET" scan (can you tell I've been all over the Cancerbackup site)? Her hospital, Eastbourne on the south coast, are really lining up the tests for her! She is back to the the consultant on Thursday, incidentally, it will be her 82nd birthday that day. My elder sister, who also lives in London, has stayed with her for the last few days, Mum has already said she doesn't want any treatment - as they are going to make her ill, because at the moment she feels really well.
I can't see her until next week due to work commitments - yeah, as crazy as that sounds, my husband lost his job three weeks ago, and at the moment I am the sole breadwinner. He was out of work for over seven months before he got that job, and I need to keep the income coming in; work is massivly busy and at this moment I've 20 days straight without a day off. I'm mentally and pysically *done*.
My big sis and I have discussed tonight the plan of, once all the hospital tests are done and we know what we are looking at, Mum will stay with big sis until she can't manage the stairs, and then stay with me; I have a ground floor bathroom / bedroom set-up. So I may need to keep my employers sweet for the time being.
Oh, man, this is hard! My Dad died six weeks after we had a family party to celebrate his 80th birthday - woke up one beautiful spring morning, had a cup of tea in bed and collapsed, died within an hour. I said to my Mum at the time - that is the sort of death I would wish for everyone I love.
Ok, deep breath. Sorry this is so long - it is actually thereputic to put all the thoughts spinning around in my head into words!
OK, gonna leave you all in peace. Thanks to those of you who stayed until the end of the post!