Hi all,
I am new to this but could do with some advise.....my mum was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in December after a long stint in hospital. While she was in hospital she managed to stop smoking and had been doing really well. However, recently she has suffered from memory loss and occasionally (but more and more) asks my step father for a cigarette. He is a very heavy smoker and and feels that she should just be able to smoke if she so wishes. My argument is that she’s had 2 bouts of pneumonia and is really not a well lady. He however, continues to smoke in front of her even though I have asked him not to! Thankfully he no longer smokes in the house. I have stared putting on her nicotine patches again, but he has told me that if she asks him for a cigarette he will give it to her. Can I have some advise please on how further to tackle this l.
Hi and a warm welcome to the online community
I'm sorry that you find yourself in a very difficult position at the moment and it's only natural that you want to do all that you can to keep your mum as healthy as possible.
I see that you have found the lung cancer group and I think it might be a good idea to post this question there to see if anyone else has been in this position and what they have done. Clicking on the link I've created will take you back to the group.
You might also like to join the family and friends group which is a safe place to discuss your worries and emotions. To join this group just click on the link I've created and then choose 'join this group' on the page that opens. To ask a question or introduce yourself select 'start a discussion' and to respond to existing posts click on 'reply'.
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