My beautiful sister

[Run4it2]

I adore her. She had melanoma in COVID, they said they got it all etc, and it's back. Looking like it will be pretty quick now.

I’m so sorry your family is going through this. I lost my brother a few weeks ago (prostate cancer). Losing a sibling is incredibly painful, and a particular type of grief, we are never ready for it. My grief was made worse because there was no time to get palliative care in place. I hope your sister has all the care and services she will need.

I'm so sorry... wishing you time together. Sisters are so precious

Thanks all. It really helps to have your support x

I'm so sorry.
The speed of decline can be so shocking. My dad died within in a week of his oesophageal cancer diagnosis with liver metastases.
I hope her end of life care is good and that she is made comfortable. Life is so unfair and cruel sometimes.
Thinking of her little boy to

I lost my darling sister 5 years ago to brain tumours. I miss her every single day.

All experiences are different and I didn’t find it helpful when people told me about miracle cures or horrible experiences. One regret I have is that I didn’t challenge the treatment she was given. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy battered her- possibly more than her disease did. It may well have prolonged her life but the quality of life was seriously impaired.

Even so, we still had fun. We had nights away in hotels and ice creams on beaches. In fact, we spent hours on beaches watching for seals and otters.

So sorry you are living through this, @Run4it2 . Find joy where you can and look after yourself. Sending positive thoughts

Lost my lovely big sister 7 years ago to stomach cancer. It was so quick and shocking didn't feel real still doesn't.

So sorry.

My mum died of cancer.

Although the end seemed quick it wasn't really.

Given 8 weeks as worst case and was 12 before told nothing more they could do and was the end.

Few weeks from then she was deteriorating daily but final days were very quick and deteriorated very quickly. She went 4 weeks nil by mouth before passing away.

It's a horrid disease.

They're trying immunotherapy, which she started last night. She looked a bit brighter today and managed to eat some lunch

Amazing. Good luck with it.

My mum went for tests to go on a trial for that but it wouldn't have worked for her.

🤞 it's suitable for your sister. I've heard great things about it for those it'll work for.

Immunotherapy is a very promising emerging area in melanoma. That's great!

Oh, love, I'm so sorry. Just saw your post on returning from hospital to see my dear little sister who's been battling pancreatic cancer for a year but is now in last few days. We had an emergency admission on Friday night so she couldn't even get to the hospice she had chosen. It's absolutely heart rending and my thoughts are with you and all the other posters who have joined this exclusive club that no one wanted to join ever.

Thanks all. Today's scans show spots on the brain and heart. There is the potential that immunotherapy may hold it back for a bit, but we don't know. Still able to visit for about an hour a day, and she is in ok form. Will see how it goes. Thanks for your thoughts all - more appreciated than you will know z

Sending lots of love and support

@Run4it2
I'm so sorry😢 (((Hug)))

im sending massive hugs & best wishes for the treatment to work

how long can you stay?

big hugs to everyone who has lost /is losing someone. Cancer is a bastard.

Gosh I am so sorry to read this. Bless her and bless all of you, especially her 8 year old. Thinking of you.

I live in the UK so am back in Ireland with family. Work is fabulous and won't give me any problems regarding what I need to do.. I've booked this week off and will play next week by ear. Have a teenager home alone in UK so will need to return when I can. I'm lucky in having fabulous friends and family. Brother in law is a rock bless him

I’m so sorry OP. Hope your sister is getting the excellent care she deserves.

She's had a bad night and is in pain so they're moving her to High dependency unit today so they can monitor her more closely. They're planning to do radiotherapy tomorrow to see if they can reduce the mass in her lung which would help her breathing, but I guess it depends how today goes.

I’m sorry to read how poorly your sister is.

Just been told it's days maximum

I'm so sorry. Sending you much love x

I'm so sorry sweetheart. How horrendous for you all. Big hugs.

Thank you all so much. They don't think she'll be conscious after today so we're on our way in to say goodbye.

I’m so sorry. This is so incredibly sad and unfair for your sister and your whole family 💐

What a truly devastating time for your family. I hope your sister from Australia has arrived and, together with your parents, you can surround your youngest sister with love, also reassurance that her little one will always be so precious to you all and know all the special things there is to know about their Mum.