Hi everyone,

I posted a few day ago that my nana had been diagnosed with lung cancer and we were waiting for pet scan results. Well my nana had her appointment yesterday and results from scan last Wednesday were given.

The scan showed that basically the cancer has spread everywhere into her bones, it's in her clavicle, ribs, sternum, scrum, iliac bone. The tumour on her lung has grown in size since her biopsy and her right lung has collapsed.

My nana hasn't been right for a good few weeks now so I think this news was not entirely unexpected but we just kept hoping it wouldn't be. The consultant yesterday said that she could be offered radiotherapy to help with her bone pain, shes crying  with the pain at times, the gp gave her pain relief but she didn't like taking it as it made her feel worse she said. My nana has said she doesn't want treatment.

The last week my nanna has been saying  she wants to go into hospice, the nurse yesterday is arranging for the local hospice to go and visit my nana on Friday to discuss things.

I don't live near my family though we are all extremely close,speaking most days. I spoke to my mother yesterday who is heartbroken, she doesn't know what to expect, if this is 'the end' . My mum is coping with a lot at the moment, she has 2 brothers the elder whom is fighting  bladder cancer, the younger wanting  to bury his head in the sand.

I dont really know what I am asking, just wanted to get things off my chest. I had to break the news to  my daughter last night, who is also extremely close to her, that really upset me as she was sobbing that she felt sad that she might not see her again.