My Mum was diagnosed with extensive Terminal small cell Lung cancer about a week before Christmas. We were given hope that she had 6 months left. Brought her home had Christmas which was lovely. She was fully mobile able to navigate the whole house etc. 3 days later she was bed ridden and delirious. She died 3 weeks after her diagnosis. I know these doctors tell us they don't know timings, but they do have a bigger understanding on when, compared to what they say they know. I was told 6 months so I thought I had time to make her comfortable and spoil her. In the end I didn't even get to say the things I had planned. The doctors were shifty and I could tell they were holding back when I was asking what time we had left. If only they had just been honest in their prediction, maybe I would have done a better job to look after my Mum but instead she lasted 16 days with me. Families need the truth, not all this shifty nonsense saying they don't know. If they had just been straight with me when I challenged them then I could have done more. Not their fault of course but just a few real facts from them would have made the biggest impact on her 16 days before death and I wouldn't be sat here devastated that I didn't see it happening sooner. Or that I didn't recognise the signals. JUST TELL US THE TRUTH. Cancer took my Mum but Doctors robbed us of important truths that we actually needed to hear therefore robbed us of critical special time. We need the truth!