My mum has recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer following a stage 4 bowel cancer diagnosis. The bowel cancer has been removed previously and a stoma has been put into place. The bowel cancer has metosized into the vagina where after months of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, it did not shrink enough for a full pelvic exenteration and the doctors are not happy to do this surgery as they feel as my mum copes through surgery. Up to now my mum has 4 microscopic lumps around her stoma area, 1 by her pelvic and one 3cm and 4cm lumps in her vagina, which has caused the palliative care treatment. The only options given to my mum are chemotherapy, however she is only 56 and wants to live her life now. In order to do that i would love to hear some advice around supplements and things that people find beneficial to create a more plant or herbal medicine. Things that i have already fought are: Tumeric, probiotics, prebiotics, COQ10, chlorophyll, organic spirulina powder, organic wheat grass powder, penoxal, broccoli sprout, super strength omega 3 fish oil, organic black seed oil, turkey tail, beta-carotene, magnesium and multi vitamins. As well incorporating juices, smoothies and a lot of fruit and veg and green tea, ginger tea, lemon tea and tumeric tea. (Hope this can help others too).
My questions to you guys is does anyone else have any options out there that you have fought around what we can do next to support my mum to get her through what time she has left to live as comfortably and healthily as she can. Even if anyone has any options for treatment plans too or ANYTHING that can help us as a family it would be really helpful. My mum is based at ROYAL STOKE HOSPTIAL, if anyone is experiencing the same type of cancer or ANYTHING discussions around this to help eachother are helpful too for the both.
Thank you reading, hope to hear off people soon!
