Haven't been to the Moon, but feel like I've been to Hell and back - my lovely, beautiful, elegant, funny, kind mother in law who was so fit and healthy and looked much younger than her 74 yrs, was taken suddenly ill about 5 weeks ago, kept falling, my father in law couldn't help as much as he would have liked as he has Parkinsons so the family did their bit every day. She had no strength in arms, unable to walk properly, leaning over to one side - Docs treated her for severe anxiety, but she knew it wasn't and so did we, but we all got hooked into it - being guided by the professionals! Anyway, ambulance called one night after a fall - took her to A&E - they sent her home saying 'nothing physically wrong' - Docs 'upped' the anti-anxiety pills - she even saw a private neurologist she was so worried but he told her nothing wrong too.....anyway, eventually after much persuasion by my O.H. Docs agree she has to go to hospital and put her in a psychiatric ward where, I have to say, even though she shouldn't have been there, she was treated with such wonderful, loving care by very special people and it was the consultant there, who in her wisdom, decided to do a brain scan ....and....well, the rest is crap - she has a tumour which is inoperable and untreatable and has been given a few months now. Through it all she has been so, so very brave and dignified in very undignified circumstances. She has a loving, caring family much to her credit who have looked after her, made endless phone calls, got care in place, cooked for her, laughed with her and cried with her. We are all so shocked, but have decided that we have to pull together now and make this time the nicest it can be for her. Anyway, it's just like being in some sort of horror movie,we are all walking around with a great big ache in our hearts...... but I suppose I just wanted to say..... cherish the people you love every day... because... you never know...... xx
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