Hi all, I'm here to get some support and advice for my mum. My mum has been quite poorly since Christmas 2019, she had numerous chest infections since and every time was prescribed antibiotic. Then in March out of the blue she experienced what we thought was sciatica, she made several trips to her gp and had blood tests. The gp adviced that my mum take pain relief and do stretches and movements to help with her sciatica. Two weeks later my mum started to become breathless regularly, and became so ill that she was taken to hospital on oxygen. Whilst in hospital she has many tests and scans, she was tested for coronavirus which initially came back negative. After a chest x-ray and moreblood tests my mum was moved to a side room where they wanted to so another coronovirus test, the test this time came back positive! On top of this they found fluid on both lungs. The followong day my mum had both lungs drained, they found a litre of fluid on each lung and diagnosed double covid pneumonia. The next day my mum spoke to the Drs on the ward who sent her for a ct scan, from this they found cancer in one of her ovaries. This was a huge shock! And I am absolutely gutted! I'm so scared andworried for my mum. She is now home and still struggling with her breathing, we are hoping that this slowly improves and then we can deal with the cancer. We should hear in the next week from the medical team about my mums diagnosis and any treatments she may be offered. We are working so hard as a family to support my mum and look after ourselves too. I wondered if anyone had similar experience or advice to help my mum during this tough time. I suffer with mental health and am finding this time very difficult, look forward to hearing from you all and to hearing your experiences. Thank you for listening and taking the time to read my post :)
