Hi all, daughter (31f) of an ovarian cancer patient. (63f.) Mom received her cancer diagnosis in Nov 2024, and since then has attempted 3 different types of chemo. She is now on her final round of the "red devil." Throughout the past year and a half of her battle her main causes of pain and stress is the neuropathy in her hands, her inability to pass bowel movements and the recurrent ascites that she now has to get drained every 2 weeks.
My 2 sisters and I are trying to do everything we can to help my mother kick this cancer but her mental health has declined so much in the past 2 months. All she wants to do is lay in bed all day, she refuses to eat (down to 95 lbs), and will no longer see her friends or talk to them over the phone. She's very clearly in the throes of a deep depression and while I understand, I just want to help her try to pull herself out of it.
Has anyone else here dealt with this? What do I do?
EDIT: So appreciative of all the feedback I'm getting from patients and caretakers alike. This situation is very difficult, the 2 sisters mentioned above do not live with us so I'm primary caretaker and Mom generally doesn't want me to "bother" her unless she needs something. 🥲 But I will keep trying to spend as much time with her as possible and meet her where she's at. Thank you all so much. 🙏🏼