We lost our dear mum in the early hours of this morning. Almost 12 months after being diagnosed. She had all of her family round her and she eventually slipped away. I know she is with the angels now and that is some comfort at this time. This site has been a great source of support for me.
Take care everyonexxx
Last tuesday we were told that mums tumors have not reduced in size and that they want to stop all treatment as nothing is working. We're all devastated as all they can do now is manage the symptoms as and when they appear. This is the news that we've all been dreading. Mum has always been focusing on the treatment never thinking about it not being available. She feels abandoned now as if all she can do is wait. We've…
Mum has been on a trial since june. The first scan showed the tumor in her neck hadn't grown and may have reduced slightly. 6 weeks on and the scan has shown that 2 other tumors have appeared and now they have taken her off the clinical trial and she is due to start standard chemo tomorrow. I think this is the last thing that they can try for her. She is due to be scanned again in 6 weeks and if the chemo hasn't done…
Hi there
My mum has small cell lung cancer and was diagnosed in dec 08. They treated her with chemo and radio and managed to clear the lung of the tumour. But after stopping chemo in april another tumour appeared in her neck in june. She's now back on chemo ( a clinical trial) and they have given her months as opposed to years. I too am devastated. She's 52 and i'm 33 my youngest sister is 20. Mum doesn't want to know…
