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Desperately Seeking Help for Mother With Extreme CachexiaPosted By Sam (Adelaide, Australia ) on 07/24/2017
My Mum is in palliative care and given her 2 weeks to live. She has extreme cachexia.
I have managed to give her one cup of carrot juice a day and 2 cups of kefir with flaxseed oil mixed in.
Can we reverse the cachexia?
She was diagnosed with cervical cancer in Oct last year and then had a full hysterectomy in Dec. Pet scan January came back all clear. Then March started to fill up with fluid in tummy. They have said malignant ascites and she has been taped about 11 times since March.
Is there anything I can do to help asap.
Thank you
Replied by Art (California ) on 07/24/2017
I don't know if it is available in Adelaide, but medical marijuana has been useful in terms of improving appetite loss related to cachexia.
Art
Replied by Sam (S.a Australia) on 07/25/2017
Replied by Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 07/26/2017
Replied by Janet (In) on 07/26/2017
Replied by Waltz (India) on 07/27/2017
You should immediately give her the following at a minimum:
Vitamin D3 60,000 IU every two days for ten days
Vitamin B complex (B50- thrice a day)
These are higher dosages but considering the severe cachexia are required. These have been recommended by Ted himself.
Hope it works out.
Replied by Sam (S.a Australia) on 08/03/2017
I am totally heartbroken and feel as if I failed her.
EC: Dear Sam,
We are so very sorry for your loss. Many prayers to you, your Mum and your family.
Replied by Nony (Canada) on 08/04/2017
Replied by Charity (Faithville, Usa) on 08/04/2017
Replied by Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 08/04/2017
You can trash your guilt feelings, knowing that you love her and you did the best you could with the tools you had.
Replied by Timh (Ky) on 08/04/2017
After you have relieved much of the current stress & pain for your dear mother (i lost my mom to cancer in 2009), to help understand the death process, read & study Near Death Experiences (many online sites for this). The more you expose yourself to these wondrous stories, the more you realize this world is not home, as the Apostle Paul realized many yrs ago --- "To die is gain".
Replied by Sam (Sa. Australia ) on 08/04/2017
I am finding it very hard to process. Our mother daughter relationship has been taken away. I will never get to call her again, I did this daily for hours. If I was not with her. She went down hill so quickly and I mainly blame the pharma and medical people. They were so cold and rude.
| know I should take care of myself however I am finding it hard to even get out of bed and face the day. I feel guilt for getting mad when she wouldn't eat anything and when she did it was dessert (feeding her cancer) and forcing her to eat. I can not get the feeling out that there was something I did wrong. Detoxed her too quickly and no help or support her body shut down.
I have been through too much heartbreak I can not see any good in this world.
My Dad in 94 (5 days after my 13th Birthday whilst on holidays with him), 08 my Brother in law, 09 My father in law, 2010 My other brother in law, 2011 sister in laws Mum, 2012 My Nan, 2014 my soul kitty and my Grandad. Now my Mum!
Also with my cat with lymphoma and my dog with some type of cancer too!!!
I have lost trust in myself and medical and natural.
Replied by Charity (Faithville, Usa) on 08/05/2017