I'm 17 and my mum has just been told the lung cancer she has is terminal. My mum is 55 and was diagnosed with lung cancer in June. She got told that it couldn't be cured however it could be treated and the growth could be slowed so she was given chemotherapy. The doctor gave her 2 types of chemotherapy and the whole treatment lasted 8 hours. She then had to have 2 blood transfusions the following day after her chemotherapy. My mum was really sick after chemo. She didn't eat for 3 days and anything she did eat, she brought back up. The tablets she was given didn't help. Around a week later she was rushed into hospital because she had an infection. My mum was so confused. She had no idea what she was doing and she can't remember any of it due to the infection she had. She had to be put back on a drip again to get fluids into her. Afterwards my dad spoke to the doctor and he said my mum only has a few months to live because her cancer is terminal but they will give her some radiotherapy. I don't know what to do because I don't want to lose my mum. If I'm honest I am not coping too well and I would love it if people could give me advice. Or even just tell me their story. I am a believer that talking helps and im just trying to make my mums life easier but it's really hard knowing what the doctor said. I just keep praying he is wrong.
