Mum is 70 and has lost a lot of weight over the last two or three months. She used to weight 12 stone and be a size 16 or 18 and now she is in size 10 trousers, she looks really scrawny with skinny baggy arms, no bottom, even her bust looks much smaller. She has no energy either.
She has had a cough for ages but I think it has got worse. She is a heavy smoker.
She is also diabetic.
She won't go to the doctors and I am scared for her.
Am worrying she has lung cancer or something.
Wondered if there is anything she could have which would cause these symptoms but not be serious iyswim? Maybe I could persuade her to go to the doctor if I told her it could be something easily fixable.
Not sure why I am posting really, it helps to get it written down I guess, but really she needs to go to the GP doesn't she.
Thanks for reading.
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Worried about my mum - cancer, or could it be something less sinister?
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AliBingo · 06/08/2013 14:04
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