Hello, 

My mum is 57, was diagnosed with cervical cancer April 2020. I believe it is small cell carcinoma grade 3? She had a biopsy late April. 

She put off her scans etc until just after Christmas which is when this was confirmed. Up until then she was ignoring phonecalls from consultants. 

Treatment was all set up and ready to start in January but she said that she was in too much pain to go, then started telling us the doctors and consultants weren't contacting her. Which we now know they were. 

She was then in bed for a couple of months, really struggling with pain etc. It's got to the point now where she's just wasting away, refusing help with pain from the nurses, all while telling us that they've not bothered with her. 

I know nobody can know for sure, but how long can you live like this? Shes in bed and sleeping a lot, eating a little and still drinking however she looks like she weighs around 5 stone and without sounding horrible, she smells like something is rotting. It's really sad but as she's refusing help, we can't do anything but be there for her. 

Just reaching out in the hope that somebody else has been in this position and can advise me on what I can do and how things will pan out. 

Thank you, 

S x