My mom has been informed that she has brain cancer. stage VI . The doctors are speaking about 6 months to 1 year. I need to know what is coming- symptoms she might get as the time goes by. I need to know how I can make it comfortable for her. the cancer spread from her breast to her bone and her skull. And now it is in her breast, bones, skull and brain. The tumor is above her eye on the right side. She is already having trouble seeing.
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Also I was going to say that my mother really enjoyed music in her final days. She didn't have to use her eyes and she could just listen and enjoy. It was close to Christmas time and we played all her favorite Christmas music and some religious music too. She was very peaceful at the end. Dad stayed with her in the hospital room 24/7 until she passed. It was 5 days at the end in the hospital. Back then Hospice only did cancer and she did not have cancer. Her body was simply shutting down at age 80.
Take one day at the time and try to create "good memory" album with pictures/letters/notes reflecting your relationship with your mother. In the future, it will help you to realized that, even though she had a hard time to transition, your two did go through it TOGETHER and it helped her.
I usually use organic essential oils for my dying residents to keep them comfortable and pain free. It helps. Make high protein meals. Try to go for all organic, GMO-free produce. Reduce meat and processed food. Make sure your mom does not suffer from Candida (common condition with cancer). Educate yourself about what is expected -- there is a lot of info on the Net.
Tell her that you love her every day. Touch her, hold her hand, hug her if possible. Tell her how you are thankful for the things she did during your lifetime with her and remind her of the people she touched and remind her of those who love her.
We go wherever the patient calls home. RN's, Social Workers, Spiritual Care, Home Health Aides, are all part of a team dedicated to helping not only the patient but the family. Ask your Dr. to refer your mom to a hospice, most insurances cover hospice-Medicare definitely does. Don't wait, the sooner you get you mom on hospice the sooner the team can work to make her and you comfortable. Good luck and God Bless.
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