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If a person has terminal cancer is it best for them to be looked after at home by family?
If the family decide they want to take on the responsibility for the care, what happens when the cancer advances so much that the person who has the cancer can't be left alone because they are a danger to themselves?
The cancer sufferer may not be able to sleep more than 2 or 3 hours a night some of the time so one of the family members will have to stay up through the night. What impact is this going to have on the rest of the family? What happens if the family member falls asleep whilst they are supposed to be 'watching' their dad/mum (or whoever has cancer)and their mum/dad hurts themselves? Would any other members of the family portion any blame on that person for the accident because it wouldn't have happened if they hadn't fallen asleep? What if some of the family members can't, for whatever reason, put themselves forward for 'night duty'? Should they feel guilty?
It's extremely hard on everyone concerned to care for a terminally ill person, especially if they won't accept outside help such as night sitters, because they want to 'keep it in the family'.
My father in law has 2 brain tumours and my family are facing a similar situation as described here as my mother in law wants to care for him at home.
Thanks for reading.
