My dad was diagnosed with advanced lunge cancer at the start of the summer. A week later my mum was diagnosed. Hers, she was told, was treatable and curable. A couple of weeks later she had the surgery. Two weeks later my dad passed. Last week we were told mum needs chemo. It feels like there’s just bad news after bad news. I’m totally overwhelmed and am struggling
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