27-04-2010, 02:41 PM
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My lovely neighbour
I'm in bits. My lovely 59-year-old neighbour back in Yorkshire has just been admitted to hospital for emergency surgery for suspected bowel cancer. She is a really special person, mothers everyone and was absolutely fantastic to me both before and after my mother died. Don't know the medical details entirely, but it doesn't sound good, and the NHS has been faffing about with her for nearly four months already.Cue a quick unplanned trip to Yorkshire this weekend, if only to give both her and her husband a hug.
27-04-2010, 03:27 PM
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Re: My lovely neighbour
Originally Posted by orangutan
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I'm in bits. My lovely 59-year-old neighbour back in Yorkshire has just been admitted to hospital for emergency surgery for suspected bowel cancer. She is a really special person, mothers everyone and was absolutely fantastic to me both before and after my mother died. Don't know the medical details entirely, but it doesn't sound good, and the NHS has been faffing about with her for nearly four months already.Cue a quick unplanned trip to Yorkshire this weekend, if only to give both her and her husband a hug.
Safe journey to Yorkshire.
03-05-2010, 10:27 PM
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Re: My lovely neighbour
Back now but planning a few more visits. Really glad I went. Her husband was in bits but their two daughters did a fab job looking after him. Plenty of hugs and frank chats seemed to help. Unfortunately not great news as she has some secondaries, and he went through this with his mother as well. It's going to be a long summer...07-05-2010, 12:05 PM
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Re: My lovely neighbour
Well for now things are settling a bit. She went home on Wednesday and is enjoying being royally pampered by her husband. Chemo to come, but not just yet.I'm going over again next week for a few days, en route to a brief holiday in Mallorca
Scrabblemad - it is a tiny Yorkshire village, so we do tend to know one another.
29-05-2010, 02:09 PM
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Re: My lovely neighbour
Update - bad news. Although she is currently looking better and putting on weight they have been told that chemo will be palliative rather than curative.They had a miserable rollercoaster week - the surgeon called them back to give them the news (which he clearly did badly) and they left with no hope and much despair. Then they saw the oncologist who handled things rather better, so they hope for a few years more. But they must have experienced every possible emotion last week.
First chemo next Tuesday, and they are hoping to come to Ireland between treatments for a few days. Am really pleased that they want to and feel comfortable enough to ask me if they can come.
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