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Hi

My mum is now in the later stages of lung cancer and I'm very worried about her eating drinking and bowel movement.

My darling mum sleeps most of the day with little to no energy. She eats very little if anything at all, drinks the odd sip. She has also started to say strange and odd things.

I'm very worried that she hasn't opened her bowl now for 5 days, I don't know what to do to help her. She has had prescribed laxative but still nothing.

Mum wants to remain at home so we are working to make sure that can happen for her.

just very scared that we will lose her soon and I don't know how we will all cope when the heart and soul of our family has been taken from us.

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    Hey there, I'm so sorry for what you're going through. My mum also has lung cancer and I'm scared everyday of my life.

    how are you now and your mum?

     I honestly don't know what to say except for Stay strong!!!! 

     

    Hope to hear back from you x

     

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    Hi Marie89

    We are all trying to be as normal as possible and make mum as comfortable as we can. My poor dad I think suffers as they've been together for 52 years.

    Although it breaks my heart to see this strong independent women, who had been my best friend (even when I didn't know it) fading before my eyes, it's also lovely as a family to talk about our childhoods and the things Mum used to do.

    I don't think mum will be with us much longer but we don't want nurses giving us timescales.

    Try to make every day a special one even if it's just holding your mums hand and sitting quite for a while every minute is precious.

    my love and thoughts are with you and your mum

    xx

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