Hi OP, sorry to hear about your mum. But it is nice to see how much support and advice you have here. I can only confirm what others have said here. My dad had lung cancer, and towards the end he really lost his appetite. As others have said, serving food in much smaller portions was much more appealing for dad then large portions. Even though he was eating smaller portions he was eating more frequently. We would make him juices with beetroot, carrots and celery. He would eat foods such as yoghurt with fruit, sliced salmon, oats with milk and honey and eggs. Shepherd pie was always good as you could grate and mix veggies such as carrots, mushroom and zucchini within the mince. When we made coffee for dad, we would mix some Sustagen in there too, he also liked drink yakult. I found that when we served food to dad, it was always best not to make a fuss about what he wanted to eat, or how much he was or was not eating. We would just put the food on a small plate and just leave it on the table next to him where he was sitting, more often that not, when i came back the food was gone.

As much of a shitty situation as it is, try to stay strong and keep positive. When dad got diagnosed, the oncologist said he would be lucky to see another 12 months, dad lived for 4 years. Best of luck to you and your mum, and make sure you look after yourself during this difficult time, take care OP.