“What can I do to make life comfortable for my mom who is battling cancer?”
My mother is 76 years old and is suffering from last stage blood cancer. What should I do to make her as comfortable as possible?
2 Answers
Find a hospice close to your mother and get them to come visit with you and your mother. Hospice is ALL about comfort and keeping people at home comfortable with symptoms managed as best they can be. The dying process is something we will all go through and pain is the fear. Pain can be physical and hopefully easy to control with medications. Pain is also emotional and spiritual as well thus hospice is a team of people to assist with the complex process. For the family to say things they need to say and be present to provide companionship for their loved one. Remember as well the end of life should be peaceful and as pain free as possible. There is likely many hospices to choose from in most cases.
You may want to have additional professional help to make her comfortable. Hospice services is a reasonable option to consider. Reach out to her primary physician to get more guidance.
