Thanks Dee for sharing experience. The doctor said yesterday that it is natural progression of tumour and nothing can be done. The open wound now looks like a volcano crater of about 4cm diameter but not hurting very much. The doctor did not say it will close up. Mother complained that the community nurses changing her dressing are too enthusaistic in removing the demaged tissue, thus enlarging the hollow wound each time. She decided to handle it herself, just to clean it with 0.9% sodium cholride and then cover with dressing. In your experience, should gauze be stuck into the opening like some nurses do or not?
Thank God she is not feeling much pain now and no more bad smell from the mouth, probably because the cancer now focus on the jaw bone. She can eat well and remains physically strong. Not sure if this is fortunate or not, because that means the cancer may haunt her for "years" before battle ends. But mother is prepared to accept whatever fate and live on like normal with her faith in God.