I’m sorry if this is the wrong forum, but I’m at my wits end.

My mother was diagnosed with lung cancer back in February. By the time it was recognised, it’d already spread to her liver.

Throughout it all, she’s had difficulty eating; at first everything, even water, simply tasted bad. But now she’s hardly eating anything at all; I estimate a good day is when she gets 800 calories.

I don’t know what to do to help her; I’ve tried reasoning, pleading, begging, being strict, but she just says she can’t eat more. The idea of eating just repulses her and I don’t know what to do!

Tomorrow we’re going to try Fresubin again, but I don’t have a lot of hope.

Does anyone have any advice? My mother’s got to the point where she can barely walk; she’s anaemic and has a persistent antibiotic resistant bladder infection, all of which I’m sure would, if not go away, then be a lot more manageable  if I can just get food into her.

Thank you for your time.