More sad stuff :(

[di]

Kirsty,thoughts are with you & your nephew & the whole family.I just had a look at his blog & it brought a tear(or a few!).He appears a strong lad~all the best with his treatment!Di,xxx

[HayleyB]

Jeez Piskie you deserve something good after all the bad you've had lately, take care and more webbie hugs from me {{{{}}}}

[Polly Fouracre]

Loving thoughts to you all.

[zazen999]

Just got in from hols, and t'internet was pretty in and out so just read this. My thoughts are with you all.

xxx

[beefy]

My thoughts are with you piskie and SD . Take care .

[piskieinboots]

we are just back now as SD is on duty tomorrow so had to come back.

It was a shock to see FIL, he has always been a big strong chap who took me on many pub crawls with style, he is now a very weak poorly chap

He is still on warfrin (sp?) to try to thin the blood to get the blood clot on the lungs to dispurse, he is not strong enough to withstand an op. He is also still on oxygen. He has a bone scan on Thursday, which is to confirm - or otherwise - bone cancer, although the Consultant has already said he is pretty certain it has spread to the bones.

Odd that - I wouldn't have thought they would have told him until they were sure?

I have no knowledge of bone cancer - do any of you? Can it be treated? If not, is it quick?

Bloody hell - my poor hubby has shed a fair few tears this last couple weeks and we have just come home (for first time) without Charlie to greet us and that set me off again.....I can't have any tears left surely!

[Flummery]

My lovely Dad got this after prostate cancer. It really reduced him from a big bloke to a very thin and weak man. Once this set in, he went downhill very fast but was on strong morphine at the end. He was still himself though. With some illnesses people don't recognise their loved ones which must be very sad for the carers.
Can't give you much hope chuck but I certainly know what you are going through. My Dad died 7 years ago - still miss him.

[SarzWix]

((((Hugs)))) I can't say owt to make it better But you will both find the required strength from somewhere, because you have to. Lots of love from me to you both, I've been thinking of you all weekend. Did the Sunderland win over Newcastle cheer him up a little?

For info, I can't fault the Cancer Research site, it was invaluable to me when Mam was first diagnosed and all over again when Dad was ill.
Cancer Research UK | CancerHelp UK

[wellie]

My 'soulmate' died of the very same, I'm sad to say. Prostate Cancer that wasn't diagnosed early enough, turned to bone cancer, and every bone in his body was riddled. Very upsetting. Very painful for the person involved I'm afraid, even with maximum morphine. My thoughts are with you all.
X

[Pumpkin Becki]

My mother was on high doses of Morphine at the end (hers was Ovarian Cancer), oddly, one of my happiest memories is of our last night with her - My father, OH and I sat round her bed watching Alan Titchmarsh on Gardeners World - it was just like a normal Friday night.

Sending you buckets of love and hugs.

[piskieinboots]

.....Did the Sunderland win over Newcastle cheer him up a little?

aye lass it did

SD watched it live (in the interests of ensuring a perfect recording you understand) and recorded to DVD at the same time - we then took it in on FIL's laptop and he watched it and was very happy

Thanks all - yet again, for your kind words - you're a lovely bunch

[lynda66]

can only give more (((((hugs)))) xxxxxx

[jackie j]

Hi Piskie my sister had breats cancer but it spread to her bones and she had it for six years I am afraid it isnt treatable, she complained of back pain about six months before she was diagnosed with breast cancer so which came first ? They only found out about the bone cancer 3 months later when after chemo for breast cancer she said her back wasnt so painful, Test showed she had it in her spine in two places which spread to her ribs and arm and finaly the base of her skull. It is not pleasant, altough at first apart from people she told nobody knew, until she lost her hair. Watching someone you love with this terrible disease is horrible. Get the best help you can to make his life easier. My sister was in and out of a hospice for all of the six years and they were fantastic not only to my sister but to the rest of the family as well. Some people wont go into these places because they fear they wont come home again, but that depends on how far advanced it is.
I wish you and your family all the very best at this awful time Love to you all
Jackie

[piskieinboots]

this will probably sound cruel but I think you all know me well enough to know how I mean it....my beloved Charlie (cat for new readers) was spared any further pain, sometimes feels a shame that we can't afford the same treatment to humans

[di]

I know what you mean!(((X)))Hopefully they can keep him close to "comfortable"with the morphine,thoughts are with you all.xx