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I am having a really hard time trying to ingest all of this. I spend alot of time crying and I don't want to do that. If mom has 12-15 months I don't want to spend it being sad. I want to enjoy the time we have left. I just can't seem to rid myself of the empty feeling inside. Maybe once she comes back home it will feel better, I don't know. The only time I'm not sad is when the kids are home and I certainly can't keep…

Hi all! I'm new here. I just need a spot to right down everything just to get it out before I lose my mind. My mom, Barbara, who is 59 years old has been diagnosed with an incurable form of lung cancer. It has spread to the right frontal lobe on her brain. She is very upbeat, but very tired. She gets radiation 5x's a week and chemo once a month for 3 hours. She got her first chemo last week and is so very tired and drained…