When my mum was first diagnosed with bowel cancer a few months ago, I thought that once the shock of it all had passed and the operation done that would be the hard part. Now she is going for chemotherapy to make sure that the cancer is completely eradicated. Now I'm not so sure which is the hard part! Like a roller coaster you get over the first hill and as you head down the other side another one looms. I'm told that while she is having chemo, not just the obvious occurs i.e. hairloss, tiredness etc. But, the more deeper emotional changes occur like memory loss, mood swings perhaps, it makes me nervous almost scared to call her incase she can't remember who I am or is a total stranger.
If anyone who reads this has experienced what I am facing with my mother please tell me what to expect!!!
