My 43 years young Daughter has been diagnosed with invasive breast cancer She had so far had a mastectomy sentinel nodes & lymph nodes removed She now faces more lymph nodes removal her ovary removed chemotherapy radiotherapy & hormone treatment. I try very hard to support her but live abroad so not able to be there on a daily basis. I am always worried that I will say the wrong thing I want to understand as much as I can & I ask her questions I try very hard not to cry when we speak as I feel it is then making it about my feelings & worry that she feels she is upsetting me. I guess I’m just asking for any advise from parents going through cancer with there adult child.
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