After a few phone calls that I made to Mum during the course of a couple of days, she and the family kept us updated how she was feeling. They drove her to their local hospital to not only get a second opinion, but also because my cousin was a nurse who worked there - …
A Hard Decision..
Yvonne and Frances stayed with Mum at the hospital and had agreed to take her back to a hospital in Kent to get a second opinion. The doctors managed to keep her stable and her energy levels were slowly coming back up. So after a couple of days she was ready to leave. However, she …
Can’t Breathe..
I called the ambulance and they were very patient and kind when I struggled to explain what exactly was going on through my distressed tone of voice. They arrived very quickly and attended to Mum, and they placed her gently on the stretcher. She was crying and moaning in absolute agony. 'Please, help me!' she …
Frequent doctor visits (part 2)
Mum went to the doctors and was referred to an ultrasound. But still, nothing had shown up and came back clear. What is going on? There has got to be something they're missing.. I could now sense each day that passed, Mum was becoming frustrated. The Omeprazole and the painkillers were only providing her short term …
Frequent doctor visits and frustrations
The next morning, Mum called the doctors and managed to get an early appointment. The doctor sent her for a few blood tests at our nearest hospital and to wait a few days for the results . Then a few days later, she got a call from the doctor saying the tests had come back …
Changes (part 2)
Max and I told mum to just take some painkillers and after a couple of hours, the pain eased a little. It could have been anything. I thought of all possible minor causes; she could have simply pulled a muscle or had a trapped nerve. I know that trapped nerves take ages to get better …
Changes..
One day, I had come home from a very late shift. Back then, I worked in a supermarket doing very late hours and although it was a full-time job I hardly had any time for myself or socialised. But I had to take the job as I had no other choice, and Mum wanted me …
