My mum has melanoma (which is metastatic) and at the beginning of January ended up in hospital with either pleursy or blood clot and was having trouble breathing, we were told not to leave the hospital, three days later she moved to a palliative care unit and then two weeks after that moved to a local hospital.  She is bed ridden but apart from the melanoma she is ok, it has developed - sort of spots on top of the skin and she has now developed a spot on her neck and two on her scalp.  We have been told she won't get home and that the outcome is not good but wondering what to expect after 8 weeks of hospital care.