boll**** bu**** !

My mother died.

She was flying and still enjoying life.. Had a cough. Nobody seemed that concerned and then out of nowhere it was pneumonia. She went into the Princess of Wales in Bridgend. Beat the illness but died after going nil by mouth for three days. They said nil by mouth was to ensure that no liquid got onto her lungs but I fear that she starved to death. We all fear that nil by mouth was unnecessary and that we should have intervened.

The lymphoma may have been killing at this point anyway.

I just don't know.

Shit !

Sad for you G.
I know nothing will help for quite a while, but you have my thoughts.

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Four wheels move the body - 2 wheels move the soul.

Do sorry to hear that G
Thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family

My sincere condolences to you G.

There is nothing to compare to the love of your Mum, the best supporter you could ever have. You never forget, you knew her time was coming to a close, you didn't want her to suffer anymore, if it wasn't the nill by mouth, the lymphoma would have been knocking her system really badly. Please try to avoid beating yourselves up about her paliative care at the end, it doesn't fill the void, and the medical professionals would have considered the matter very carefully before making that decision. You have your fond memories of the good times with her, and nobody can take those away.

There will be quite a bit of extra work for you to organise now, which keeps you active and keeps you positive.
Take care, keep well.

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Duncan

Sorry to hear this G, my prays/thoughts are with you.

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He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.

Sad to read, life' a real bitch sometimes.

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Yep, Im still here.

Hideous, especially if it happened so suddenly and unexpectedly and appears to have been, perhaps, preventable. Lots of love.
m

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mel