Hello,
My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer with mets to the liver and peritoneum (abdomenal area?). She has been in hospice for 6 months and was just extended another 6 months. My mom is getting weaker, which she blames on old age. She is taking more pain killers, which she says helps to calm her nerves. She is having memory problems and is very foggy in her thinking, which she says is due to old age. She's not ready to die and kind of denies her symptoms.
I've read about advanced colon cancer but when I ask the nurses what I should expect and when, they are very vague. I know that no one has a crystal ball that can predict the future but I don't know anyone who has gone through this so I just don't know what to expect, what to look for, and what to plan for. I'm sure someone here has experienced something like this with a loved one. Can you tell me what you noticed as the days advanced and what milestones you noticed so that I know what to look out for?
Thank you in advance for any words of wisdom.
