Mums journey

  • Mum into Hospital Tomorrow (if a bed available)

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Well mum goes into hospital tomorrow.  She has been great up until today but was very weepy today - understandably so. 

    She isn't afraid of the operation to remove the rest of her lymph nodes but of the results approx a week later, which we are all dreading.

    How will we cope if she gets bad results - it will be so hard not to break down in front of her and this will not make her feel any better.

    I have been practising…

  • 25 September 09

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Just thought I would keep a blog of mum's illness.

    She was diagnosed with breast cancer through route screening and had her left breast removed approx 2 weeks later.

    They removed 3 lymph nodes at this time and we got the devestating news about 10 days ago that there was cancer there also.  She is hoping to go into hospital 5 October to have the rest of her lymph nodes removed.

    I just don't know what is going to…