Nearly the end. What will it be like? My OH.

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NCFT. My DH has terminal cancer. He is having end of life care at home.

We have a hospital bed, Marie Curie carers and a Distrct Nurse and a Pallative Care Nurse visiting. He has a syringe drive for his medication. He is having morphine, anti sickness, anti mucus medication. I feel very grateful for the help we are receiving.

The end is near now. He hasn't eaten for a week or so and is refusing drinks now.

Since yesterday it has been hard to understand what he is saying. His breathing is laboured. He keeps reaching out with his hands. I am lying next to him and he mumbles but I can't make it out.

Can you tell me about the end of life?

Thank you yes some days I feel so emotional and reading other people’s experiences is strangely comforting. I feel compelled to know what’s coming next. I want to know but at the same time I really don’t.