My mom a strong lady 5 yrs ago she moved to France on her own that's when they found out she had hepertitis B auto immune liver desease, Then Dec '19 she was told she had bowel cancer, they removed the sigmoid section of her bowel and we were hoping that they would get all the cancer but it was to late it had spread to her kidney, lung and bones. She made the decision to move back to the UK last August and move in with me. all of the chemo treatments have now been stopped as nothing is working and she only has months left so its just palliative care now. I'm taking her on a mini road trip bucket list to weymouth on the 20th in a motorhome, she's never been in one, also to a zoo. I am trying so hard to stay strong for her my mom is not just my mom she's my best friend and I don't want to lose her but I know she doesn't have long.
Hi and warm welcome to the Macmillan Online Community although sorry that you had to find us and especially sorry to hear about your mum's diagnosis. I am sure your mum appreciated to things you are doing to make this journey more bearable and meaningful - well done you.
You need to look after yourself as well as you mum so talking with others who are walking the same type of cancer support journey will help you navigate this challenging time so do check out our Carers only and supporting someone with incurable cancer groups as you will connect with others walking the same journey supporting family and friends through their cancer journey.
To join a group just click on the link above then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens.
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It’s always good to talk and the Macmillan Support Services provides lots of information, support, financial guidance or just a listening ear.
Most services are open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week and it's free to call on 0808 808 00 00 have a look by Clicking here to see what is available and we also have our Ask an Expert section, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
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