Category Archives: Cancer Story

I once heard an anti euthanasia doctor saying there was no reason why people who have terminal illness should ever be in pain. All I can say is he didn’t have any experience of palliative care because the people in St … Continue reading →

Since Jane started using oxygen to help her breath the hospice have put pressure on the hospital to admit her and drain the fluid from her chest and possibly from her abdominal cavity. She went into Lincoln Hospital yesterday afternoon and … Continue reading →

We had a lovely day today. Jane had a physio session which should help her swollen ankles and legs but it will take time, this was followed by a head massage and then we went for a wheelchair ride down … Continue reading →

Today Jane went to Lincoln Hospital for an X-Ray and Ultrasound to see how much fluid was around the lungs and in the stomach cavity. It took longer that expected – having left the hospice at 8.15 am we didn’t … Continue reading →

Jane was scheduled to have chemo today and she was considering giving up especially as the thought of getting to the hospital from the hospice involved the “resented” wheelchair and a lot of sitting around. After much discussion with a palliative … Continue reading →

As we approach the end of Jane’s first week in the hospice I have to repeat my initial comments that the support and care she has received has been unbeatable. Her ankles and legs have swollen which makes walking difficult … Continue reading →

Jane had her second infusion of chemo on Monday but she is feeling very miserable (and who wouldn’t be?) so she agreed to stay at St Barnabas Hospice in Lincoln so they could work on her physical and emotional concerns. … Continue reading →

Jane came out of hospital on Saturday evening. After a week of being institutionalised (not being in control of what happens when) she is getting on OK but we seem to be constantly waiting for return calls from her consultant … Continue reading →

Eventually after two attempts Jane had her right pleural sac drained and her breathing is better. Today she had her chemo but she had to wait until 6pm before it was delivered. Her oncologist is concerned because her liver function has deteriorated … Continue reading →

Once again Jane has been admitted to hospital. We had quite a miserable weekend with her breathlessness causing her a lot of discomfort and she struggled to get comfortable or sleep at night. She rang her oncologist on Monday morning and … Continue reading →

And yet another visit to Dr Intrivici, Jane’s enthusiastic and warm oncologist. What with everything that’s happened over the past 15 months these appointments are met with apprehension. We didn’t have to wait long and as soon as she came out … Continue reading →

Jane was discharged from hospital on Thursday afternoon with her clexane injections which are to be administered daily. Our ex nurse neighbour, Lucie came in and did the first one and I did my first yesterday (Friday). Before leaving the hospital … Continue reading →

I’ve not been writing about Jane’s health recently because it makes depressing reading and there’s enough bad news in the world today without me adding anymore. Over the last few weeks Jane has been experiencing breathlessness and it gradually worsened … Continue reading →

We didn’t let Half Term get in the way of our lives and we certainly tried to pack a lot in. As Jane had not had a chemo session the week before we risked going down to London to see Jane’s … Continue reading →

Two weeks ago we were informed that the Kadcyla chemo was not working and the tumours had grown therefore Jane went onto a new drug called Paclitaxel (Taxol) which is a sister drug to the Docitaxel she started in August 2014. … Continue reading →

It’s been another tough week with three visits to the hospital and countless phone conversations with MacMillan nurses and GPs. Despite pills, potions and creams Jane hasn’t been comfortable and her food intake remains very low due to lack of … Continue reading →

This week and last week have turned out to be hospital weeks. Jane had another MRI last week which freaks her out but she coped with me sitting at the head end and talking nonsense. The following day she had an Echocardiogram. … Continue reading →

Jane met her oncologist on Monday but there was no news other than Jane would hopefully get a 100% treatment on Thursday (80% first time). It was a nightmare on Tuesday getting the blood sample taken as the queue potentially … Continue reading →

Jane’s new regime of chemo is proving to be difficult. Initially she thought there wouldn’t be any side effects but by the fourth day afterwards she doesn’t feel like eating, has stomach pain, trouble sleeping at night and feels tired a lot … Continue reading →

Sorry, with an Italian oncologist I couldn’t resist an Italian reference and she certainly believes in “What will be will be” but as devoted life planners it doesn’t sit too well with us. Our meeting with Dr Intrivici today was … Continue reading →