Hi. My 33 yr old daughter in law has just had an operation to remove a tumour from her brain. They were unable to remove it all and say they can’t do any more operations.Not sure yet if they can try radiation or chemotherapy. The prognosis is that it will continue to grow and will eventually be fatal.
Her and my son have a 4 yr old little girl.
i just feel so very sad and helpless. What do i do to appear strong for them?
what is the best thing I can do to help them?
Hi Sunny55
A warm welcome to our community though we are always sorry to see a new member join we hope you will find some comfort here.
We do have a guide your feelings when someone has cancer that might be helpful. Many talk about being strong but that is often much easier to type than to do.
Our son was a similar age when my wife first got ill, her cancer is different - Leiomyosarcoma. She was clear she never wanted a prognosis and I struggled with that and when they finally diagnosed her as incurable it was difficult - however her cancer is stable at the moment and has been so for over 10 years now so we will take what we can get.
We also have some guidance on talking to children, I was extra worried since often people talked of a cure and we could not promise that - it was not an easy conversation but it did mean he trusted us to keep him in the loop. His schools through the years have also been a wonderful support.
<<hugs>>
Steve
