Lung Cancer

Hello all,

 

my mum was diagnosed with Lung cancer in august 18, and was told she can not have chemo due to the lung cancer been too high up to reach with the broncoscopy. She was then given a blast of radio therapy which made her very sick but made the cancer stable. She has been in and out of hospital for the past 4-5 months and is currently in hospital now. She has had a scan to rule out why her breathing is worsening which then showed lymph nodes on her chest. Before she was diagnosed she had suffered with COPD and enthasymia for years which left her with under 20% lung capcity which makes it worse as they will not operate on her. I just dont know what do as i lost my dad may 18 and dont want to see my mum go aswell. oviously there is nothing i can do but make her eat healthy and try anything that will reduce the tumour. She is on a alkaline diet which we dont know if it has helped. She is only 53 and shes so scared i dont know how to help her. Am just lost, lost in this life we live

  • Hi, im so sorry to hear this x 

    I lost my mum 6 months ago to lung cancer too. She was only 43 and im 17:( it is truly the most unfair thing anyone can go through, all i can say is you need to love her and care for her as best as you can and be strong for her x it is incredibly hard i know, you will get through this tough time and you will surprise yourself with how strong you are. keep in touch x 

  • Thanks for the reply Millie,

    I’m so sorry to hear that as your so young, it’s such a sad thing to have to go through at this age. I hope your keeping well and looking after yourself. Its now July and my mum is still suffering, she is now home from the hospice and is on oxygen and lots of medication. She just sleeps a lot and barely eats now, she has lost I don’t know how much but she looks half her size as she was a size 10 before all of this. I feel like I have already lost my mum and this isn’t her anymore, she gets so agitated and annoyed at me for doing the littles thing. Her anxiety is hitting the roof and she just looks so unhappy, my poor mum I wish I could take it all away from her. I now have gone back to work due to having no choice and this has gave me a little routine back but I still feel bad for leaving my mum for six hours a day. My brother and sister come every 2 hours but she doesn’t really speak to them like she does me. Keep in touch Millie x

  • Hi Codey, 

     

    Im so sorry to hear she is still suffering, it is so unfair on your poor mum. This was similar with my mmu, towards the end she was on lots of oxygen all the time and loads of meds too, she also slept alot and did not speak to us as normal and started to struggle to even get words out and open her eyes. She started just giving us thumbs up and down rather than speaking and it really broke my heart so i completely understand what youre saying. 

    Dont beat yourself up about going back to work as your mum would want you to keep a routine as it will help in the long run, try and look after yourself as much as you can, i know its extremely tough. 

    Sending you lots of hope, Millie x 

  • Hi Millie, 

    Yes she’s the same as it sounds like with your mum, how long did it take for your mum to pass after this stage? I don’t feel my mum has long left. They did give her a 12 month time frame and that was in August last year. I just don’t want to walk in one day and she’s gone. It’s so hard living in a house where there is just me and my mum, u feel like I don’t get a break from it at all as my brother and sister get to go home to there families and a bit of normality. I feel like I am being selfish when I say this but that is how I feel, I hope your getting on as best as you can. 

    Codey x

  • Hiya, my mum was in a hospice for her last 2 weeks and she started deteriorating like this in her final 4/5 days. It was very noticable and we all knew it was coming and were told by the staff to keep close by as they didnt think it would be long. 

    It really must be tough living in a house just the two of you, i cant even explain how difficult it was to see her in her final stages and i know you feel the same in your situation, its a feeling you cant even begin to understand unless its happened to you :( 

    Try to keep positive and when it is your mum's time to go, try and take away the fact that she will no longer be suffering and you will learn to cope and manage like i have, even though its the toughest thing ive ever had to do. 

    Millie x