My MIL was told in Oct, chemo has to stop for her advanced colon cancer, she has mets to liver/lungs. She's only 61.
7 weeks later and she's utterly exhausted, lost loads of weight, has swollen feet/ankles and has to take oral morphine for pain in stomach/back.
Is it usually this quick? We have no idea what to expect, she never wanted to know the prognosis neither did FIL.
The GP just up her painkillers if she goes to them, but is there anything else we can do?! She had to crawl up the stairs to bed today she literally couldn't keep herself upright.
Does anyone have any advice? FIL is going to look at getting a stair lift put in, but are we running out time? So, so sad :,(
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Life-limiting illness
Don't know what to expect
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DearDinah · 21/12/2013 17:36
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