Hi,
My mum has stage 4 breast cancer (diagnosed Nov 23) which has spread to her skull, hip and arm.
She is on hormone treatment and also a steroid (Dexamethasone, I think), as well as pain killer. She is getting stronger compared to November when she was struggling to walk from the pain. She’s had a radiotherapy session on her arm, which was broken.
However we are struggling with the neurological problems. Her memory at times is bad and she has lost her facial expressions. Also acting oddly, like getting up in the middle of the night to put the washing machine on. She has lost her social compass - so can be embarrassing in public. We are finding this all more distressing than anything.
My question is really, firstly, how do we help her? And secondly, while the steroids are releasing the pressure on her brain, and sometimes there is more clarity- and then she dips - would radiotherapy (or anything else) help? There was talk of it at the start of her diagnosis- but oncology were not hugely concerned about this aspect, and no mention since.
thank you x
