i posted that she needs therapy too.
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i thought that was really odd.
She exaggerates and bends the truth.
She is frustrated that she cant make a cup of tea? But then says she is gonna bake a cake?
Frustrated that she cant carry her kitchen aid? She uses her food mixer in the exact same position, but now it might need carrying somewhere?
Blood GUSHING from a wound enough to shout "Amma Amma", and then successfully put a plaster on it?
Scared to look at a little wound on her neck which will have healed weeks ago, but was ok looking at the abdominal stitches?
Making a big deal out of an average bruise on her arm? But she's just had extensive surgery?
Says her support nurse as requested that she sit on her bottom while she eats AT least 2 to 3 meals per day (her nurse is encouraging her to get moving), but immediately says shes not going to push herself.
In front of nurses and doctors she is all smiles and "I'm fine thankyou". To the physio she is confident in walking and says she wanted to push herself more and more. Laughing and joking with the male nurse that helped her in hospital. Laughing and joking with patient transport. And to her camera she morphs into a helpless child.
I suppose it keeps her subscribers tuning in and brings in the £'s.
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After watching todays video I do feel for her, as much as everyone may not agree. She’s clearly struggling with this life altering operation which is understandable. My mum had to have an illeostomy and colostomy bag when I was younger I remember her mental health struggling. She got out of hospital the day before my 10th birthday and was so weak she couldn’t even wrap my presents, it was heartbreaking to see her struggle.
the difficult thing is Tiffany needs to be the one to say I need help. Amma and Matt may have said something to her, but given her state right now I can imagine her flying off the handle. My mum is under palliative care for heart failure, and she has days where she completely shuts me out and I feel as if I’m walking on egg shells if I mention anything involving her speaking to someone so it could be that they have tried but she’s kicked off about it. Another thing is if she’s on morphine It can change your personality. My mum was briefly on morphine to help with her breathing, believe it or not morphine isnt Just for pain management! And she acted in such a strange way, she was in hospital and my dad was gonna go up and visit but visiting was nearly finishing so I said go up another day and she took it as if I had told my dad not to go up and flipped out on me. Turns out morphine can stay in the system as the kidneys struggle to break it down so if you’re taking a few doses a day even if it’s 0.5ml it can still take a while to come out of your system, so could explain why she looks out of it.
she needs to focus on her recovery and mental health, it’s a lot to deal with never mind plastering it all over the internet. If she had done a different approach of her cancer journey of informing people the ins and outs of What it’s like to have a cancer and answer straight up questions she would have more of a community rooting for her.
Nobody asked her to vlog her entire journey. Most of her subscribers are well wishers who tell T to rest and come back when she feels better. T says she is unwell and in pain, so why does she spend her time recording? For who's benefit?
Yes, her surgery was life changing, but she was fully warned about what it would entail. The intial shock and learning to adapt to a new normal is going to be difficult, but its better than the alternative.
I agree with you regarding morphine use. My husband is prescribed Zomorph and Oramorphe for fast acting relief, but not for pain. It was prescibed for breathlessness and a cough caused by pneumonitis and pleural effusions with a pericardio effusion. Like you experienced with your mum, I too experienced the same with my husband. He is very very laid back, quite unreal how laid back he actually is! When the oncologist broke the news that his cancer was incurable, he looked at the oncologist and said "I'm gutted because this probably means I won't get to know how the game of thrones ends before I die ,doesn't it"? The oncologist smiled and thought my husband was being joking/breaking the ice, but my husband was actually being serious! Overall he is very accepting of his prognosis and each day he wakes he makes sure he makes the most out of it (Yesterday he was fitting fence panels wearing portable oxygen!) When he was prescribed morphine to ease his breathlessness and cough, I felt like I was walking on eggshells at times. I understand what you mean by that. It is a personality change thats not particularly nice. A bit despondant. I know that Oramorph has a relatively low half life, but if organs aren't functioning well, that half life is going to be longer than average.
We discussed T's morphine use yesterday on here. It could very well be morphine use, but after watching her vlogs for 18 months I feel T thrives off drama and attention. The carefully selected thumbnails, titles, dramatic scenes speak volumes to me.
Her vlogs are not informative to anyone. For example she will say she was discharged with a daily injection, but doesnt state what the injection is for? Informative would be explaining why an injection is needed.
She says she's shut out her friends to take time for herself, but that time is spent holding a camera and chatting. Thats not healthy!
She's addicted to youtube.
I hope things are aswell as they can be for your mum. I know its equally as tough for loved ones too. Be sure to look after yourself too