Oesophageal cancer diagnosis

So my auntie who is basically my second mom has been diagnosed with cancer in the oesophagus. 3.7mm tumor and blood clot in her lung. Still waiting on more info for staging. Has been losing blood internally and lots of pain in her back. Anyone going through this? How can I help her through the pain, keep her busy and positive? I want to make her a care package, what will be best for her? 

  • A very warm welcome to Cancer Chat Bbl2023 although I'm sorry to hear your auntie has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.

    Hopefully some of our members who are on this journey will be along soon to share their experiences and advice but do feel free to use the 'search forum' option in the purple bar above to look for other discussions to join in on about this as well as our community are very welcoming and will do all they can to help.

    I hope this information we have for family, friends and caregivers is useful but if you would like to discuss your auntie's situation with one of our cancer nurses, you can do so on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m. They're very knowledgeable and will do all they can to answer your questions and provide you with any other information you are seeking at this time.

    We're thinking of you Bbl2023 and hope you won't have to wait too long to find out about the staging.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator