Mum is going into her 3rd week receiving palliative care after being told 2 weeks ago that there was no further treatment available for her. She is 72, been theoighb2 major operations and 33 rounds of radiotherapy to try cure scc of the tongue. 3 month out of radiotherapy the nasty vile disease rears its ugly head again. She has many lesions around her scar line which keep weeping, also the biggest tumour is near her right collarbone and size of a tennis ball now, one directly next to it. Palliative care team have been twice (once a week) yesterday her lips and face were all swollen, she is very weak and could barely sit up to allow me to help change her nightie. (As her tumours had been leaking). As I've never been through this before and not sure what to expect..what is the next stage to look out for? Shes already staying in bed, mostly awake/in and out of sleep. Shes talking although slurry. What can I expect next..?
