We have been away for almost a week's break, first in Ireland and then in St Annes-on-Sea, but it was straight back to work yesterday evening as soon as I got home. With a full day at work for me today, the holiday is almost dissolved, particularly as I am looking towards Mum's oncology appointment on Thursday, but I am so grateful to have had some time off.
Mum was still having a range of visitors before I went away. At one point she was seen by the dietitian, a Community OT, someone doing an assessment for the care providers, the carer and the District Nurse in the space of about 24 hours. Most significantly the MacMillan Nurse came to see us. The District Nurse had referred Mum on to the MacMillan Nurse, hence the visit.
That many people are going in to see Mum that she is actually starting to complain about how many times she's having to say everything, and how tired she is having to see them all, but from my perspective this level of support is brilliant. What a very different picture this is from when Dad was ill, when we struggled to make sure he was being cared for properly with very little input from anyone else. Having input from a MacMillan Nurse means that someone who knows about all the different types of support can offer specialist advice, rather than us struggling to know what input could be coming from services we know nothing about.
So the next step is the oncology appointment. I am partially expecting that the Oncologist will recommend not doing any chemotherapy, but that's just a hunch. Who knows what the appointment will bring.
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