My mom was diagnosed with oesophagus cancer and after a meeting with a surgeon has been told that he cannot operate because it has spread to her liver and will have to receive chemo and will either have a couple of months or years if the chemo works
The hardest part is having to tell her grandchildren (my kids) that nan is really ill, my eldest cried the youngest sat their and hardly said anythink.
It was such a huge blow my heads all over the place and trying to be strong for my mom and dad and also my girls and husband, but all I do is start to cry when I have time to think and wonder why and just feel totally helpless
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