Tips for Mom Just diagnosed stage 4

Hello everyone, sorry to share that I have experienced hard news recently as My mom (80) was just diagnosed with stage 4 squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with cancer in 4 spots in her lungs. Her treatment plan from Fred Hutch Cancer Clinic is:

**•**	***Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)*** *— immunotherapy, given IV*  
**•**	***Carboplatin*** *— chemo, given IV*  
**•**	***Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel)*** *— chemo, given IV*

Schedule: for the first 4 cycles (21 days each), she gets Abraxane on days 1, 8, and 15, plus carboplatin and pembrolizumab both on day 1. After that (cycle 5 onward), it’s just pembrolizumab alone every 3 weeks as maintenance.

A few relevant factors: she’s 80, has COPD, and already has some peripheral neuropathy going in. Anyone who’s been through this combo (or cared for someone who has) — what helped you most with fatigue, neuropathy, nausea, or just getting through the first few months?

Any tips on what you wish you’d known going in?

Thank you in Advance!