My mum, 78 years old has been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer, this has all come about in the last 3 weeks including having a stent fitted last week and being told to build herself up over the next month for some treatment. She has barely eaten anything for weeks and weeks and is wasting away without being to direct. The communication from the health professionals has to date been very poor with my dad having to contact them for any further information in using pain relief etc. They were told yesterday when they rang to find out what was happening next that basically nothing is happening next, it would appear the district nurse and the Macmillan nurses will be in touch at some point. We have gone from anticipating some treatment with a glimmer of hope to nothing but the end. I'm devastated and don't know what to do think or how to comfort my mum or my dad.