Hiya love. I'm so sorry to hear about your Nan. I can only tell you of my own personal experiences. I nursed my mother with terminal lung cancer 25 years ago. She was in hospital for 2 weeks when she was diagnosed. They wouldn't give us a time limit or what to expect. It took along time for a full diagnosis staging etc as more tests were needed. I was devastated as well as scared as I didn't know what to expect. I finally after 20 days was told that she'd probobally got a few months. I gave up work & moved her in with me to look after her as soon as she was released from hospital. Within 2 hrs of arriving home from the hospital I received a call from the hospice. A lovely lady came to visit & within a hr she got my mother all the medication & equipment that she needed. Oxygen, nebuliser, antibiotics, steroids, effervescent tablets, dia morphine. I was so overwhelmed & she sat me down & went through step by step everything . All I can say is the home hospice teams are angels & my mother would have suffered for sure without them. She was comfortable & painless up until she passed. My sister was diagnosed with star 4 lung cancer with life expectancy 3 to 4 months. I again have taken a break from work & moved in to look after her. She was rushed to hosp as she couldn't breathe . After 2 days the doc said looks like copd on X-ray. The days after a ct scan showed a tumour in her lung. They said it was cancer & that she'd have 12 months & couldn't operate as she had a tumour on trachea & it had spread to her lymph nodes. She then had a biopsy & they said 6 months . She returned home & had a appointment 1 week later with the oncologist to be told she had 3 to 4 months but offered chemo to help ellieviate her symptoms & could extend her life upto 6 months. She's had 2 rounds of chemo & her symptoms are under control for now. All I can advise is to write down all of your questions before seeing the oncologist /doctor & ask if your Nan will be referred to your local hospice home care team if needed. (These people are fabulous & will also educate you on what to expect incl meds , equipment)

I wish you all the best & good luck.