my lovely 82 yr old mum was first diagnosed with stage 1 bowel cancer that was removed 5 yrs ago. She was cancer free until about 18 months ago when it had spread to liver and a speck on lungs. Was a slow progressing condition and although couldn’t be cured managed to sustain palliative chemo. That was until jan 19 when trouble with her veins meant she could no longer tolerate the weekly canula. She had a scan before Easter to discover the extent of her cancer and the results are devastating. The spread is liver, kidneys, lungs, pelvic bones and abdominal tissue. The consultant has told her she will not be here for Xmas, however when he called me he said realistically a few months.
i live 200 miles away and want to do what I can for my mum, but what does a few months mean?
she is very tired and had a blood transfusion last week but feels much worse than before the transfusion. Is this deterioration or recovering from the transfusion.
struggling to cope in an apparent haze of living and dealing with forthcoming loss.