My brother has been given weeks to live. He had bowel cancel which had spread to his liver and lymph nodes. Last 2 days he had eaten very little. A quarter of a sandwich and is not drinking much. How long can he survive like this?
Hello and thank you for posting. I am so sorry to hear about your brother and his deteriorating condition, that must be very difficult for you.
As someone becomes more and more unwell and their body weakens, their need for food and fluids becomes less. This is incredibly hard as a family to watch, but it is expected.
We do haveinformation on our websitewhich may be hard for you to read, but has some other answers to questions that you may have right now.
I hope you all have support at this time.
Take care and if you want to talk to the nurses on the helpline then call freephone 0808 800 4040. Lines are open mon-fri 9-5.
