Thanks Shaz51 for your thoughts - doing okay here. My Mum has just recently had surgery for a second tumour after having her first cancer diagnosis last year. This time around has not been as fraught, but it's still hard - if she doesn't stop smoking then her cancer will continue to recur (it's a major risk factor) and she may potentially end up having chemo. I am grateful however for the the care from the hospital and that they are conducting regular check ups to make sure she's okay - I am struck by the vast difference in the quality of care that she is currently receiving for her physical health issues as opposed to her mental health. I am still very upset with her psychiatrist and threatened to sue his practice the last time I spoke to them some time ago seeking help, as it strongly appears that they care very little about their patients - they certainly lacked any empathy during my interaction with them - and he only seems interested in funding his own retirement - every couple of months the psychiatrist seems to be on holidays for months at a time, and all the clinic is doing is getting the receptionist to hand over scripts to their patients. You could reasonably assume thst I'm biased - however, I note the number of adverse reviews of his practice on Google and elsewhere where others have labelled him as uncaring and only 'in it for the money'. I repeat - there is no accountability for suboptimal care in the mental health system, and it's a disgrace. But enough of the rant. Things are going as well as could be expected. My younger brother lives with my mother and helps out a little which helps.
