I have not heard specifically of any issues of having cats around even though they have been known to transfer some viruses and diseases to people. I have two dogs and I believe my two teenagers are a bit more unsanitary than the dogs laugh . If you mother is close to the cat, it may do her good to have her pet around her. I made it a point to keep the kitchen and bathrooms extra clean and changed the sheets often when the blood counts were low.

Most of the anti-nausea meds made me tired, too, and I sure tried enough of them. I went with suppositories, too, since I couldn't keep anything down.

Things will get rough for a period of time but they will improve. As Gary says, it is very hard on the caregiver especially. Hang in there.

Ed

SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023