Found out that mum needs chemotherapy and me and my father will be supporting her all the way with whatever she needs. I work remotely which is great so I can support all her sessions but I’m also on a Masters course which I’ve been working so hard on and i‘ll find a way to juggle it all ensuring mum has everything she needs but I hate that I have these fleeting moments of selfishness where I think about not wanting to comprise the hard work I’ve put into the course and it makes me so angry.
She’s been such a champion of my studies and I’ve had my own battles to fight to get to this point but I want to be there for her, and my dad, but with work and study and the emotional toll of watching mum go through something I’ve never experienced before is leaving me in a place where I don’t even understand my own feelings.
I've never been to university so if I'm wrong forgive me but go explained to the tutors what's going on with you're mum I'm sure they'll be supportive in makeing adjustments to you're studies.
First of all I am sorry that you are having to deal with this. I am hoping that the chemotherapy does it's job and that your mum is back on her feet in no time at all, I know lots of people who have had chemotherapy and it has worked wonders, I really hope this is the case for your family too.
Secondly if your mum has been a big supporter of your work then I am certain that she would not want you to put that on hold, my mum encouraged my brother to finish his law degree when she was sick and she was so happy and proud of him, it gave her strength. This might also be a great source of strength to your mum and her recovery, she would not want your life to stop. I hope you will find a good rhythm with the chemotherapy and hopefully will not be too hard to manage and please do take time for yourself. What you are dealing with is not easy so go gentle with yourself, sending love and hope x️
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