Hello, sorry to hear your mum has been diagnosed with this.
When we first heard my husbands diagnosis, the shock and worry is enormous but once treatment has begun, you do learn to cope a little better. My husband had weeks of FLOT chemo ( which did make him very tired) but he coped reasonably well with the other side effects. He was diagnosed at 70 yrs old. Went on to have the Ivor Lewis surgery. It is life changing, but you do learn to deal with these things. After his first sessions of chemo, he found he could eat again and no vomiting. After the operation, he can only manage small meals, 6 a day, and it is a different way of eating but yr mum will get used to doing things differently. Reflux has been a real problem for him but not everyone is affected by it. He lost around 40-50 lbs and was thin to start with but now has a Jtube, a feeding tube that goes thru his abdomen into his small intestine. It all sounds so frightening, but he has learned to manage it well and has gained 18 lbs since using it. You just take it day by day, keep a positive attitude, walk when you feel well enough. I have read stories of people diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer years and years later telling their stories. Wishing your mum all the best. Although the surgery was tough on him, he would still choose to have it again.
He had the surgery in November 2024 and things are slowly improving.
Deb