Hello, my Mum has breast cancer, she has an open wound on her chest where it has come through, a large cavity and a tumour over her sternum and into her lower neck, visible tumour which is dressed on her neck under her chin which is getting bigger by the day, I only found out the tumour part yesterday, she has had cancer for some years now with the tumour coming back around her artery in her shoulder, it’s has now got to this stage, treatment has stopped, she is on Morphine patches and oral Morphine as and when, the patches have been increased twice over the last few weeks, she is up and in her chair, but won’t leave the house now, she is tiring easily and eating little bits, sometimes irritable and a little forgetful, shirt of breath on slight exertion.
I would just like to have some idea on time frame, she keeps a lot from us, I found out about the tumour on her sternum and I to her neck by accident, she has the nurses everyday for her wound and to dress it, I feel things have progressed in the last few weeks, from your experience, and I know you can’t be specific, are we in the final weeks rather than months?
As I say I know you can’t be specific but just an idea?
we have also been told she could have a catastrophic bleed and she has emergency drugs and DNR in place incase this happens.
Thanks for reading.
Cathy
