My father in law was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer at the start of 2017. He had chemotherapy. It didn’t stop the cancer growing and post-chemo scans showed that it had spread into the adrenal gland. Since then, a visible lump has appeared on his neck and progressively more lumps appearing on his back and under arm.

He was being tube fed, and then once it was decided that surgery wasn’t an option (because of the spread) he got a stint put in. This was to allow him to eat ‘normally’ again. 

He is has terrible nausea and lots of burping fowl gas. Eating is a big struggle and getting fluid in isn’t much better.

We don’t know how long we can expect to have him.

My mother in law has been wonderous in providing him with whatever food he takes a notion for, in the hope of getting some calories in. He so so weak now.

Does anybody have any experience of the late stage of this type of cancer? I’d been keen to hear any tips you have for making life more comfortable for him and my mother in law.

Thanks in advance xx