Hi there ,
my mum has been diagnosed with bowel cancer and it’s spread to lymph nodes . She has been presented with surgery and chemotherapy as treatment options. She’s in a position now where she’s saying she isn’t strong to make it through and feels like it will be too much for my dad to cope with .
I live 200 miles away I have two young children and work full time. I feel terrible that I can’t be there to support more
how else can I show support and should I be dropping everything to support my family. I feel so terrible
Hi Smel and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm sorry to read about your mum's recent diagnosis and I can understand how difficult it must be for you living so far away from her.
As you know, the online community is divided up into different support groups so I hope you don't mind me suggesting that you also join and post in the family and friends groups as you'll then connect directly with others who have a loved one living with cancer.
If this is something that you'd like to do just click on the link I've created which will take you straight to the group. You can then join and post in the same way as you did here and also join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
When you feel up to it, it would be great if you could pop something about your mum's diagnosis and treatment so far into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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