My Mum's Journey

  • 1st meeting with Oncologist

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    And so my Mum's journey to kick Cancer's butt has started..."officially"...

    Her Oncologist is lovely, as is his Registrar...they were kind, and explained everything clearly and honestly. Mum (like me) copes better with things when she knows what she's dealing with...knowledge is key (for her anyway...I know for some, it doesn't work like that). She said she wants to know, "warts and all"...…

  • 48hrs later...

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    It's been just over 48hrs since my Mum was diagnosed. It still doesn't feel real...I feel numb...I can't fathom what we have just been told. 6 weeks ago, we thought she had a bout of sciatica...and now, we've just been told my Mum may not be with us next Christmas. 

    Afraid. Numb. Shock. Upset. Angry. 

    It's not real...

    I'll write down the timeline shortly, to explain how we are where we are now. It…