Opinion: My mom suddenly got brain cancer. At 41, I’m caregiving in the land of the sick

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Davina McCall says she is overwhelmed by her love for her partner Michael after brain tumour surgery as she urges anyone who can afford it to have private health check

Davina McCall has said that she is overwhelmed by her renewed love for her partner Michael Douglas after her brain tumour surgery. Davina McCall has said that she is overwhelmed by her renewed love for her partner Michael Douglas after her brain tumour surgery Davina and her hairdresser boyfriend, 49, have been together since 2019 and earlier this week packed …

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1 week, 6 days ago

My son has suffered from a common condition since he was a little boy. But I never expected it would kill him until my worst nightmare came true

Daily Mail

EXCLUSIVE A devastated mum has shared the heartbreaking moment she was forced to turn off her son's life support after he suffered a fatal asthma attack. Diane Gatt pictured with her son Michael Stallion-Gatt has shared the heartbreaking moment she was forced to turn off his life support just weeks before Christmas Michael went into cardiac arrest during a severe …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

My Daughter Desperately Needs Brain Surgery. Our Insurance Company's Response Has Been Shocking.

Huff Post

The author and Natalie at Natalie's EDS specialist. Courtesy of Beth Swanson This is all information that the insurance company would know had it had the basic decency to talk to Natalie’s neurosurgeons, her EDS specialist, her parents or Natalie herself. In 2023, ProPublica reported that both Cigna and UnitedHealthCare used a review system that allows doctors who are hired …

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1 month, 1 week ago

DEAR BEL: My siblings won't help me care for our difficult, ageing mum - I want to just pack my bags and leave

Daily Mail

Dear Bel, I’m caring for my mother, in her mid-90s. Both my siblings have told me, ‘Well, you’re getting paid to look after her.’ But, while this is true, caring is now a real challenge, as I’m older with a depressive disorder which requires medication. SUE Bel Mooney replies: Sue, I’m glad to say I don’t find anything remotely ‘offensive’ …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Would you be covered if you had a sudden dip in income?

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He says: “In the past, there haven’t been these …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

I was going to the bathroom often and had bad headaches. At first my GP was dismayingly unconcerned... but these were the signs of brain cancer that changed my life. With astonishing bravery, HARRY HO

Daily Mail

Remember, remember, the 5th of November. Harry Howard recovering at King's College Hospital in November 2011, shortly after his second brain operation within days But as I waited to be seen, lying across several seats in the A&E waiting room and with my head resting on my mum’s lap, I had no idea how my life was about to change. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

I went to the doctor for a routine health check because I wanted to become a mum. Days later I was handed a devastating diagnosis... and I had NO symptoms

Daily Mail

When Tina O'Connor went to the doctor for a routine health check ahead of starting a family, she never dreamed of the devastating diagnosis that would follow. Tina has a family history of cancer and lost her father and sibling to the illness 'I felt trapped in Australia, my mum was trapped in Ireland, and she'd just lost one of …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

My 8-Year-Old Was Suffering From Cancer. To Keep Her Alive, I Made An Unthinkable Choice.

Huff Post

The author's daughter, Carolyn, during a hospital stay in Philadelphia in 2020. Courtesy of Elizabeth Austin While my 8-year-old daughter puked yellow goo into a hospital bedpan, I couldn’t be a doting mother bent over her shivering body, rubbing soothing circles over her back. As a single parent of two kids and our household’s sole income provider in a state …

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2 months, 1 week ago

I wasn’t prepared for the emotional pain of clearing out my mum’s home

The Telegraph

Emptying my mum’s house after her death this April felt overwhelming. So when, earlier this year, she suddenly passed away at 81 due to metastatic cancer, the emotional gravity of sorting through her home felt immense. My mum lived in her tiny two-up, two-down terraced cottage in Twickenham and it was overflowing with memories – decades of her life carefully …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Anna Richardson on her guilt, frustration and anger at the lack of care available for her dad’s dementia

The Independent

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4 months ago

Watching My Parents Die Convinced Me To Plan A Completely Different Path — And My Idea Came From A Movie

Huff Post

The author is pictured with her dad in Rome, Italy. She eventually got to the point of needing 24-hour care, costing almost $600 a day, and the agency we hired 50 miles away had only one person available in Mom’s area. In her predementia days, my mom — always quick with a joke or a biting comment — would have …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Melbourne mother Danielle Brown's act of kindness reveals a heartbreaking story about her husband's cancer battle

Daily Mail

A mother-of-four whose husband is suffering from incurable cancer has been rewarded for showing immense kindness to a stranger. When she was asked why she was willing to hand over the money, Ms Brown said 'everyone is going through their thing', and revealed her husband had been diagnosed with incurable brain cancer. What Ms Brown did not know was that …

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8 months, 1 week ago

US woman, 39, told she never had cancer after undergoing aggressive chemotherapy

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lisa Monk, a higher education worker, …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

I endured aggressive chemo and said goodbye to my family after being given just 15 months to live - only to discover I never had cancer

Daily Mail

A mother endured 'aggressive' chemotherapy and said goodbye to her family after being given just 15 months to live - only to discover she never had cancer. Lisa Monk, from College Station in Texas, endured 'aggressive' chemotherapy and said goodbye to her family after being given just 15 months to live - only to discover she never had cancer Lisa …

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9 months ago

Court orders cancer treatment for teenager with severe disabilities in rural New South Wales

ABC

In short: The court heard the teenager's mother would prefer she had palliative care and died at home. The court heard the teenager's mother would prefer she had palliative care and died at home. A hospital in rural New South Wales has won a court case giving it permission to give life-saving cancer treatment to a teenager against her parents' …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Doctors issue sick notes over phone as worklessness surges

The Telegraph

Two former work and pensions secretaries said that those with such issues were being signed off too easily rather than offered help. ‘Young adults not getting help’ Stephen Crabb, a former work and pensions secretary, said the system was “allowing younger people to fall out of the working population far too easily”. “It seems that in our country the biggest …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Terminally ill mum with donor baby asks brother to raise daughter, two

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The is because the government hasn’t prioritised the research …

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1 year, 3 months ago

‘My daughter got life-threatening cancer and I lost my job as a result’

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since her daughter’s diagnosis in December 2021, Ms Harris’ …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Wife of brain-damaged pastor loses life-support treatment fight

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There is, in truth, no …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Opinion: A good death on hospice for my mom after the horror of brain cancer

LA Times

The author’s mother poses for a photo before riding a carousel with her grandchildren in January 2020. The hospice experience was starkly different from the previous three months that our mother, a highly regarded nurse working in a prenatal clinic at Los Angeles General Medical Center, spent in the hospital undergoing treatment for the cancer. “When we’re no longer focused …

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2 years ago

This Is What It's Really Like To Watch Your Mom Die Of Cancer

Huff Post

The writer and her mom in November 2016 when the writer got engaged and just two days after the tumor was found in her mom's liver. Sure, I’d seen movies like “A Walk to Remember” and “Stepmom.” I’d been watching patients die on “Grey’s Anatomy” since I was 12 years old. At one point my brother left the room and …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Symptoms of lung cancer in men: How do you go on living when someone you love has terminal cancer

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

Brain tumour research: Pub manager puts ‘pounding headaches’ down to his hectic lifestyle before diagnosis

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

Sarcoma: Cancer-stricken girl who waited more than a year to see a GP died within weeks of diagnosis, her family claim

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Later, she said that Amelia was so worried she even called an ambulance, only …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Woman told she has terminal cancer while giving birth

The Independent

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I already suffered from skin cancer, so I said to my doctor, ‘You don’t think …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Family suing widow of late US lawmaker for medical expenses

Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Family members of the late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota say his widow, Jennifer Carnahan, who is running to replace her husband in Congress, hasn’t come through on a promise to pay them back medical expenses related to his cancer treatments. Two lawsuits filed Monday by Hagedorn’s mother, stepfather and sister allege they helped pay for cancer …

Carnahan Family Suing

3 years, 10 months ago

Letters to the Editor: Don’t force dying patients to wait so long to end their own lives

LA Times

To the editor: On March 15, 2019, my 83-year-old chemistry professor husband, who had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, finally completed the absurd 13 steps in California’s aid-in-dying law. I think the public is way ahead of the politicians on aid-in-dying, and I urge the California Legislature to pass Senate Bill 380, which would still maintain safeguards but ease the path …

California End Life Option

3 years, 10 months ago

‘I was just bawling in my PPE’: Surge fades, but anguish remains for healthcare workers

LA Times

Dr. Christine Choi balances the iPad in her hands and scans the callers on the screen. “The sound of the family members crying,” Choi said, “I probably will never forget that.” Over the last year, the 32-year-old has worked many evenings in the ICU. Tell me what do you think I should do?’ And I don’t have an answer.” Registered …

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4 years, 3 months ago

"How are we going to pay these bills?": Losing income to the pandemic when medical catastrophe hits

Salon

This is an excerpt from the Unheard Voices of the Pandemic series from Voice of Witness. So it's been really challenging for me to get in touch with those clients that don't have access to those services. It was a really hard decision for me to make, because the baby was really sick, but his heart was still pumping and …

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Opinion: My mom suddenly got brain cancer. At 41, I’m caregiving in the land of the sick

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