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how long

right excuse the spellings etc im crap at it lol

my aunty is in the last stages of a brain tumour and was told she will have died by the end of the weekend, but she didn't. now she has been given the highest dose of morphin (like what they are given before they die in a hospice)

im just wondering how long someone can survive on it, ive not seen her as it is too much for me to take in but ive been told her face is so smooth and wrinkle free, and she is eating via a drip compared to two weeks ago when she started not being able to stand,

she was fine before christmas now she is about to die, i don;t know what im suppose to feel am i ment to be angry it has happened to her or feel some kind of happiness that she will no longer be in pain, at the moment i don't feel anything and i have trouble even believeing it i but in the conversation changing it when someone talks about it!!

its well selfish of me don't you think?

Reply 1

Laursy
right excuse the spellings etc im crap at it lol

my aunty is in the last stages of a brain tumour and was told she will have died by the end of the weekend, but she didn't. now she has been given the highest dose of morphin (like what they are given before they die in a hospice)

im just wondering how long someone can survive on it, ive not seen her as it is too much for me to take in but ive been told her face is so smooth and wrinkle free, and she is eating via a drip compared to two weeks ago when she started not being able to stand,

she was fine before christmas now she is about to die, i don;t know what im suppose to feel am i ment to be angry it has happened to her or feel some kind of happiness that she will no longer be in pain, at the moment i don't feel anything and i have trouble even believeing it i but in the conversation changing it when someone talks about it!!

its well selfish of me don't you think?

Awwww NO NO NO No your not being selfish at all hunny, we spoke about this before remember????
Come here :hugs:

P.S as for how long she could survive on it, it really varies but nobody here is going to know, only a doctor could tell you accuratley.
I cant remember how long my dads womanfriend lasted on it before she passed away

Reply 2

aww bless thanx you i just feel like im the only one in the family who isn't caring about it, im more worried about my brother,its sister instinct ive had to watch out for him hes too nice to stand up for himself and my aunty dying will crush both my brothers,

i found out some stuff about my family, like my granparents never really wanted to look after us when we went round and my aunty rasied my dad, my nan was always ill with mystey illness

please excuse my spellin lol
my nan has had lukemia for 17 years and alzheimers for about 6 whats to say her sister (my aunt won't have more time then first thought)
im not going to be believing it when she goes, we used to play tiddlywinks as kids,
its selfish but i can;t hack funerals

Reply 3

Laursy
aww bless thanx you i just feel like im the only one in the family who isn't caring about it, im more worried about my brother,its sister instinct ive had to watch out for him hes too nice to stand up for himself and my aunty dying will crush both my brothers,

i found out some stuff about my family, like my granparents never really wanted to look after us when we went round and my aunty rasied my dad, my nan was always ill with mystey illness

please excuse my spellin lol
my nan has had lukemia for 17 years and alzheimers for about 6 whats to say her sister (my aunt won't have more time then first thought)
im not going to be believing it when she goes, we used to play tiddlywinks as kids,
its selfish but i can;t hack funerals

Its not selfish, your just being typical you where your putting other people first before your feelings.
And thats what makes you such a really lovely girl :wink:

Reply 4

aww thanx you,

what happens though if it doesn't hit me untill it happens and i comepletely crack up as well, i have no mates living near me now they are all away or not specking to me when i have problems, could i handle something like that by myself do you think?
i haven't told any of my mates round here because i hate to burdon them and don't want to be a crushed wreck,

im a different person then when i was mates with everyone round my area, i have changed really badly and i don't like some of the feelings and thoughts ive had over the past few months, ive been angry and wanting to hurt people and so happy i can't breathe,

i suppose none really knows themselves!!

Reply 5

Laursy
could i handle something like that by myself do you think?
i haven't told any of my mates round here because i hate to burdon them and don't want to be a crushed wreck,

See you done it again, putting yourself before others, im sure if your mates round there were true friends, they wouldn't mind about you coming to them to release your greif,
Im always happy to let you talk to me aswell, i know its not the same but it might help.
Laursy
i have changed really badly and i don't like some of the feelings and thoughts ive had over the past few months, ive been angry and wanting to hurt people and so happy i can't breathe,

Its quite natural in situations like this, because you hate feeling like its just your family whos suffering, thats all it is.
In time it will cool down abit :smile:

Reply 6

yer but its been like this for ages since before aunt was ill

since i started going crackers like quitin my job and everyone disowning me as i wasn;t able to go out for drinks anymore, and all that stuff with not being able to go out i had before, im fine going out now i honestly don't care what people think ofme,
i think i have a chip on my shoulder, not sure what though,

even my grandad is gettin ill as well, i seems like everything will change, people are changing it is so werid!!

thanx u so much x

Reply 7

Laursy
yer but its been like this for ages since before aunt was ill

since i started going crackers like quitin my job and everyone disowning me as i wasn;t able to go out for drinks anymore, and all that stuff with not being able to go out i had before, im fine going out now i honestly don't care what people think ofme,
i think i have a chip on my shoulder, not sure what though,

even my grandad is gettin ill as well, i seems like everything will change, people are changing it is so werid!!

thanx u so much x

Of course it will be weird, you just need time to adjust to everything, and of course at your age things are going to be changing really quickly, what with work and everything.
And its ok im happy to help, let you get things off your chest xx

Reply 8

bless ya you are so cool lol

so many things are different and i am changing my life
i don't smoke anymore, i am on a decent diet, i don;t even drink, im certainly not sleeping around anymore,

maybe i am been to busy making my life better then noticing how much things have changed,

i suppose its just werdi to see my close mates with kids now and not in the pub getting legless,
we have all grown up so fast i am 20 this year (i remember being 15 thinking, what will i have achieved by the time im 20) not much lol but im making a start

Reply 9

Laursy
maybe i am been to busy making my life better then noticing how much things have changed,

Theres part of your answer, as to why everything seems weird, and also when you mention about friends with kids.
It knocks you into reality about the fact how quickly things are changing at your sort of age.

Reply 10

yer i suppose

its life isn't it,

oh i don't knwo before i know it i could meet someone next week and end up in love with them, i could have a job by next month and people will have walked in and out of my life!!