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Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
That's good news. Get it early and outcomes are far better.
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Originally posted by Paddy View Post
Sorry to hear about your mum and dad.
As your family are pragmatic, I would strongly suggest getting legal advice and sort out a power of attorney (POA) or lasting power of attorney for you mum now. If your mum develops advanced dementia and you do not have POA, there is always a chance that Social Services poke there nose in and they could take over her care and her assets and even and appoint themselves deputy via the court of protection. This very thing happened to a relative, he lost all control of what happened to his mum both care-wise and financial-wise because he had no POA. Social Services chose the care and administered her estate while living. as well as care costs (£1k per week) there were administration costs for the deputy/solicitor of £110k. In the end he lost everything he would have had under the Will. Local Councils are vultures and have their fingers in the pie of care-homes such as PUPA.
Hopefully your mum is still compos mentis and it the POA can be sorted out for a few hundred pounds. Having said that, everyone should have a POA because if anything nasty happens eg one gets run over by a bus and put on life support, there is no legal framework to deal one's assets as opposed to a Will when one dies.
There is a good read here:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/fa...e%20a%20doctor.
Forms etc here: (but I would still suggest doing it via a competent solicitor in that field)
https://www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney
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Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
Thanks. Mum's being assessed for dementia but has to wait 20 weeks to be seen for that.
We're all pretty pragmatic in our family, which can seem harsh to people outside. Hopefully he just goes to sleep one day and doesn't wake up.
As your family are pragmatic, I would strongly suggest getting legal advice and sort out a power of attorney (POA) or lasting power of attorney for you mum now. If your mum develops advanced dementia and you do not have POA, there is always a chance that Social Services poke there nose in and they could take over her care and her assets and even and appoint themselves deputy via the court of protection. This very thing happened to a relative, he lost all control of what happened to his mum both care-wise and financial-wise because he had no POA. Social Services chose the care and administered her estate while living. as well as care costs (£1k per week) there were administration costs for the deputy/solicitor of £110k. In the end he lost everything he would have had under the Will. Local Councils are vultures and have their fingers in the pie of care-homes such as PUPA.
Hopefully your mum is still compos mentis and it the POA can be sorted out for a few hundred pounds. Having said that, everyone should have a POA because if anything nasty happens eg one gets run over by a bus and put on life support, there is no legal framework to deal one's assets as opposed to a Will when one dies.
There is a good read here:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/fa...e%20a%20doctor.
Forms etc here: (but I would still suggest doing it via a competent solicitor in that field)
https://www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney
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Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
Bob Marley died from cancer that started under the nail of his toe.
https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/...ed-conspiracy/
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Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
Please get that checked. My Dad has stage 4 melanoma diagnosed a mere 8 weeks ago because he ignored a lump and now he's going to be dead before Christmas from a secondary cancer on the brain that's turned him blind and screwed up his mobility. He also has a tumour on his lungs but it's the one in his head that will do for him as at some point it's going to trigger a massive bleed, we just don't know when exactly.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
Had a quick think about this, and I can only come up with skin*, throat, mouth and thyroid. No one gets cancer of the big toe.
https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/...ed-conspiracy/
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
Oh I am so sorry to hear that, its difficult to say anything positive with such news. Do say all you want to him and support your mum as she will be lost for a bit after he departs.
We're all pretty pragmatic in our family, which can seem harsh to people outside. Hopefully he just goes to sleep one day and doesn't wake up.
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Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
Please get that checked. My Dad has stage 4 melanoma diagnosed a mere 8 weeks ago because he ignored a lump and now he's going to be dead before Christmas from a secondary cancer on the brain that's turned him blind and screwed up his mobility. He also has a tumour on his lungs but it's the one in his head that will do for him as at some point it's going to trigger a massive bleed, we just don't know when exactly.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
Had a quick think about this, and I can only come up with skin*, throat, mouth and thyroid. No one gets cancer of the big toe.
*Which reminds me, I must make an appointment about this new blemish that's turned up. Flat, circular, non-itchy, red and 1cm in diameter.
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Please don't start that BS
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostYou seem a bit young for that problem Whorty.
Lots of people end up dying because doctors, let alone members of the public, decide they are too young for a particular illness. Until we genetically test everyone to help predict illness no-one showing signs and symptoms is too young.
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