Hi I'm Pippa61 and my mum was diagnosed with heart and lung cancer the week before Christmas. It's not good, we only have a couple of months and no treatment as she is too weak. I have moved in with her now to take care of her and to give her oramorph when she feels breathless which is when she tries to get to the bathroom, hates the commode. Nighttime is worse I dont get much sleep and I still need to work from home 4 days. I'm not sure who should be coming to see her and what they should be doing as I have had no advice. We feel as if we have been left to get on with it. If anyone has any advice I would really appreciate it. Xx
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