macmillian nurse

[hairbrush]

somone very close to me has been offered the help of a macmillian nurse can someone tell me what this usually means and at what stage are they normally offered?

afaik, macmillian nurses give palliative care (ie making terminally ill patients 'more comfortable').

I think they are offered fairly near to the end of the road. I'm sorry

IME they have been offered at the end of the road BUT I have just been on the website and it does say that they offer support from the point of diagnosis. Sorry to have panicked you

Thank you
why is that sometimes you are offered them and sometimes not this is the third time diagnosed but the first time offered one.

Littlelapin in what ways did they help your grandfather?

sorry if iam asking things you dont want to talk about

one more question from when the nurses went in untill the end how long was it.

Thank you once more

thanks you have been a great help

My mum had Macmillian nurses and they are a wonderful, wonderful bunch. The support and releif they gave not just my mum, but all of us was amazing.

She had them for about 8 weeks.

not all macmillan nurses are for "end of road" some travel the whole way and are available from diagnosis, explaining the chemo and other treatments including consenting depending on their training and background

My dad was last week told he has a year as it has been confirmed that he asbestoes of the lungs and heart.

The Macmilian nurse came to see him the day after to explain what is going to happen, how their care works and what they can do to help him.

She has already arranged for a wheelchair and a blue badge for his car althrough he doesn't need them at the moment.

thank you all
so once a nurse is offered does that mean that there is still a chance of getting better, are macmillian nurses only offered to people with cancer could they be offered for anything else me and my family are very confused by it all at the moment.

My first husband had cancer and was offered the support of a Macmillan nurse from the point of diagnosis (at that stage they believed he had a 95% chance of recovery, sadly he died anyway). So they are not just for terminally ill people.

hairbrush, my mothers friend is a macm nurse, it doesn't always mean its near the end of the road, although it does usually mean that the patients condition is terminal. They help with advice on treatment and controlling their pain and, are a shoulder to cry on for the family. They are also with the family to the end, if needed, and can help with general nursing of the patient, during the night for instance.
They are fantastic