After a persistent chesty cough and three lots of antibiotics my mum has been diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer. The consultant said that some would say there’s nothing they can do but he’s willingly to try. Physically my mum isn’t in the best of health, she suffers from PTSD, which stems from an operation she had many years ago where she nearly lost her life, plus she has a platelet disorder. So because of this the chemo being given has been reduced to ease her through it as much as possible. The first session has gone well, she has been hit with extreme tiredness. She has to have seven days of injections to boost her white blood which she isn’t liking at all as she gets very panicky around needles. She’s now had severe pain in both her legs and I’ve noticed she’s starting to stutter . Whilst I’m usually a positive person I’m already fearing that the cancer has spread. We are waiting on MRI results. Mentally my mum isn’t very strong and she is already saying that she probably won’t continue with treatment as it will just prolong the suffering she feels. It is so very hard to watch a loved one go through this and I will support her in any decision she makes. It was only three weeks ago we got the diagnosis.
