I'm on a 2nd programme of chemo having had EC for the first half of last year. There is quite a bit of reading you can do if you haven't already - different drugs have different side effects and it is managing these that can help enormously in keeping that "I'm well" feeling going. For example scalp cooling ie the "coldcap" can prevent hair loss as it has with me, though it does take some determination to see it through. It may be worth using nail varnish to prevent fingernails from getting badly affected as they can become brittle.  Keep an eye also on temperature, and phone into the hospital if it gets high. Apart from that your mum should drink plenty of water on a regular basis and keep up the activity levels as this helps in circulation of the body fluids. Remember her immunity levels will take a hit so fend off anyone with sniffles. Hope this helps.

Well said Boatgirl = yea watch the germies - we were megga careful in supermarkets with shopping trollies etc. Anne had to keep out of the cold.

You got to take one day at a time and just keep going - the chemo is life saving and worth pushing on with =

Steven xx