question: Hello my mother has stage 4 ovarian cancer. She is 76 and has historic poor kidneys, a heart murmur and osteoporosis. This all came out of the blue as 4 weeks ago we were in complete ignorance. She had an operation last week but found that it was inoperable as there was so much adhesion and could only remove for biopsy along with 2.5.litres of  asethetic fluid. She has now been sent home and the oncologist will start therapy as soon as the wound has healed and he receives the lab test results although he has indicated this will only be palliative. She's in a lot of pain and discomfort and wonder how long she can survive? She is now incontinent and can only manage a few steps. My sister lives abroad although is visiting every other week and as I'm male she is reluctant for me to help with her personal hygiene issues. She is very independent and it is heartbreaking to see her deteriorate. She has a good live in home help and nurses are extremely helpful and visit daily. We live in Cyprus.