Hello Roseg84, 

I am so sorry to hear about your mum's diagnosis and about the fact that she is no longer able to have immunotherapy. It is understandable that your mum is nervous about having chemotherapy and I thought I would share our general information on chemotherapy with you which I hope will be helpful to you and help you talk to her about it. I think it would be perhaps a good idea for your mum to talk to her oncologist about it, to have an opportunity to have a conversation with him about this option so that she has all the information. It will be a chance for her concerns to be addressed and he will be able to tell her a bit more about what to expect in terms of being ill or hair loss . 

It must be really hard for you if she refuses to listen to what you have to say. Perhaps you could also get in touch with our nurses for advice on this? You can ring their free helpline 0808 800 4040 - their line is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. 

I hope you manage to talk to her about this and that she gets to think about her options carefully and gets a chance to speak to her oncologist about anything that is playing on her mind.

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator