Hi all,

four months ago my mum was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer (59 years). Apparently it's a rare type and they tried chemotherapy in the form of a pill. It didn't work so she went on to IV chemotherapy - only one round so far. This weekend we ended up in hospital as she got an infection due to a perforated bowel (sigmoid). They choose not to operate as they believed she wouldn't survive the operation. We are now on palliative care and she has been sent home to be cared for. I was wondering if anyone had gone through anything similar? We were told she has days/weeks to live but seems in such high spirits I don't see how this is the case. I'm assuming they have stopped the chemo regime now, but feel like we have been left in the dark with it all. She was given a life expectancy of six months from diagnosis without chemo, but now with the bowel perforation I do worry. My mum seems hopeful that she will recover, but I'm not so sure. Help!