Hi All,
Sorry for the long post ...
My mum is 57 and has terminal cancer and were all aware that there is no cure(breast, bone, lymphoma, and brain), but she has been through a whole string of treatments over the last 3 years and her most recent was 18 weeks of Chemotherapy. Out of every treatment she has tried this has by far been the worse - she has lost her hair, has had the sickness, the nose bleeds, the sweats, the head aches and all the horrible things that come with it ... to make it worse during this period she broker her arm and they operated incorrectly so have put the rod through her muscle and she now has no use of her right arm!! (they might be able to fix next year)
She is so strong and so independent but over the last 18 weeks she has lost her independence and has relied on everybody a lot more than she would like. She has been and is a fantastic wife, mum and grandmother, and during this time she has still managed to come to all my scans, and make my dad go shopping and take her in her chair to buy baby bits for me as i am pregnant with my first - there 4th grandchild regardless of the fact her legs have swollen triple size and shes hardly walking.
Anyway iv looked up ideas to do to mark the occasion but usually are for people who have complete chemo and have "survived" and come out with the all clear, which is not where were at. but this is a big deal for her and us as a family so would like to mark the occasion with a little gift and a something but not sure what that something is.
My husband and I plus my brother will be going round to my parents in the evening after work and for sure will take some flowers and write a card but i feel like i want to do something more special (her appetite isnt really there so dinner isnt an option)
Help what would you do?