After having both my parents diagnosed with stage 4 cancer within 11 days of each other at the beginning of this year. I literally feel like I am losing myself, I have 4 children 2 with additional needs as well as autism myself. I just cannot seem to process what is happening and just feel lost. Like what do I even do when im left all alone , yes im in my 30s but realistically I cannot survive without my dad. I've always had this huge fear of death and now I just dont have words to support him or myself and worry about annoying him constantly due to his treatments . Is like I have lost him before he is even gone.
Any tips to help manage and process all of this would be great as currently noone is getting the best of me.
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