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Has Dementia And Lung Cancer Spreading To Other Organs And Lso Hospice Involved. What To Do?

my 92 yr old mother has dementia and lung cancer that has begun to spread to other organs. she is in a nursing home and also have Hospice involved. she is very affixed to me, I am her only family member left and she cries a lot when I am with her especially when I get ready to leave, It upsets her so and tears at my heart to see her like this. Is there anything I can do to help her through this, I visit her each day, should I maybe go every other day or what. I need some help, Please
Fri, 27 Sep 2013
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Hi, as you mentioned your mother has dementia, emotional outburst is common in this disease. the only way is to take a treatment for dementia with a good neurologist and make her feel comforable. the presence of lung cancer also make her deppresed and which will add to the emotional outburst. so if you have a biopsy of the lung cancer lesion, can go for EGFR testing. if it comes positive she may be started on oral tablets with TKI inhibitor with medical oncologist opinion. she may also need counselling with antidepressants. try to continue meeting her every day till some these medications take action and then gradually you can reduce the number of visits.
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Has Dementia And Lung Cancer Spreading To Other Organs And Lso Hospice Involved. What To Do?

Hi, as you mentioned your mother has dementia, emotional outburst is common in this disease. the only way is to take a treatment for dementia with a good neurologist and make her feel comforable. the presence of lung cancer also make her deppresed and which will add to the emotional outburst. so if you have a biopsy of the lung cancer lesion, can go for EGFR testing. if it comes positive she may be started on oral tablets with TKI inhibitor with medical oncologist opinion. she may also need counselling with antidepressants. try to continue meeting her every day till some these medications take action and then gradually you can reduce the number of visits.