My mum is living with secondary breast cancer and after a brief spell in hospital she has been told her cancer is terminal. We haven't been given any information as to how long she has but she has deteriorated quite quickly since diagnosis. I have an older sister but she doesn't visit very often ( she still works full time and lives about 45 minutes away), so most of the time it's me and my husband who visit. I am completely at a loss what to do next as my mum was adamant she didn't want any care. In the beginning this was fine as she was still independent and not really exhibiting any symptoms but very quickly she has gone downhill. She's lost her appetite and she's not really drinking much so we are struggling to give her the best care, whilst I am still working and my husband tries to do his best after a stroke. Any advice would be great and thank you for reading this x
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