So my mom had a brain tumour. She successfully had it removed and radiotherapy has been successful. It will come back we don't know when. Her personality has totally changed. She needs 24hr supervision as she's confused and unsteady. We have a good support network and there are 3 of us that do the caring but I am so struggling to know what to say to raise her spirits. The chemo has totally wiped her off her feet she was a very independent person and its all been taken away. And with restrictions its made doing anything she wants difficult. Im just lost to know how to handle it. I would be grateful if anyone had any advice.
Hi
Sorry to hear about your mom and I can appreciate how difficult things must be for you.
What helped me was doing a living with less stress course. Perhaps the key part was finding my way out of the world where I had lost my wife to the place where I could appreciate what we have in the here and now.
A most powerful piece I heard recently in personal development was on the power of yet, so rather than saying we cannot do something just add a yet tot the end and suddenly it is not a negative. Covid restrictions will be lifted.
Even with a team of 3 of course 24 hour supervision is really very hard work - and it being mom can make it feel like we never get any breaks - it might just help to look through Looking after someone with cancer especially around the coping with being a carer - many find it much harder than they expect.
<<hugs>>
Steve
