Hi all, I’m new to this group and not sure what to do or not do!!
my mother in law was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer however is in her liver and spleen at the time of the stage 4 diagnosis.
It all started when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer which was removed and a bout of chemotherapy, 2 years went by with no problem then we are hit with breast cancer which was removed and again a round of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. At this time we lost my father in law so everything was so hard. 2 years later and during a routine CT Scan they found shadows on her liver and spleen, biopsy taken and was told it’s stage 4 breast cancer.
she has decided not to have the chemotherapy as it makes her so poorly so was given 6 months which was given last October. We had a great 6 months with no symptoms and now are having to watch her decline so rapidly, we are all struggling watching her go through pain and discomfort and also watching the weight fall off her. We are doing our best to ensure she is eating and drinking, washing etc but it’s so difficult with a family and work to manage.
the pain side of things has been a real struggle as she feels like it’s not under control where we can see that it is to a degree but she is struggling with low mood and changes to her personality and I don’t know how to support her anymore. Anyone with a similar situation?
