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, all she wants to do is sleep. They said this will pass as her body adjusts to the treatment. Normally she lives with me and my family, now she is with my sister because the hospital is closer to her where mom is being treated. My two children are missing her terribly. I took them to visit yesterday and my son who is 11 and has slight autism, left feeling very confused. We haven't told him yet that it;s cancer, just that mommom is sick and she's trying to get better so she can come home. My daughter,14, is aware that it is cancer, but not the fact that it's incurable. To top it all off we just buried my grandmother, mom's mom, in September, she died from cancer. By the time they realized she was even sick, it was too late and with her being 87, treatment wasn't an option. It was 25 days from diagnosis to the end. It went so fast we are still trying to process it all. Now to have mom sick, I'm wondering when do we get a break? Do we ever?
FormerMember
... keep your chin up. It's really hard I know but try not to waste precious time.... it flys by so quickly... remember to tell your mum you love her every chance you get and give her lots of hugs and cuddles. You'll be able to draw on these later, I promise you. Be strong for your mum - we're all here to help if you need it.
