My mum is 68 and is so fit. She works full time. Couple of months ago she complained of groin pain. Had xray etc and was referred to physio. A month ago the pain got so bad she couldn’t walk and started to get couple of nights sweats and coughed up blood once.
leg and chest X-ray discovers she had broken her hip (with no fall) lung cancer (no symptoms) and possible mass near the heart
how can someone with no symptoms have all of this. I’m 35 she is my only parent and she’s my rock.
im now caring for her recovering from hip replacement but still waiting on diagnosis and if there’s treatment. It’s been 3 weeks now but they are waiting on bone sample to see if break was connected. I’m worried we’ve been forgotten about. Her cough is getting much worse.
im distraught I’m constantly crying like she is going up die soon. I just want to know if there’s any hope.
I hate life so much right now and can’t believe this is happening. I’m too young to lose my mummy
Hi J.E.M
So sorry to read about your mum and the impact it is having on you both. As you noted your mum had no symptoms of cancer and that is quite often the norm unfortunately.
The time waiting between the first mention of cancer and discussing any treatment plan most find very hard and it can help to know what the next step is as otherwise that feeling of "we have been forgotten" can be really much harder. It might be an idea to chase up her GP to talk about the cough getting worse as they might be able to chase the hospital to find out what is happeing.
You might like to check out Your feelings when someone has cancer as I know I recognize a lot of things I went through there but being able to recognize the emotions and recognize them as valid helped me feel a bit less overwhelmed.
<<hugs>>
Steve
