Hi,
My mum has been admitted to the hospital a few weeks ago with extreme bloating of her belly. After a number of scans and tests, it's been confirmed she has cancer. Yesterday the doctor informed her they're unable to find the origin, but they know it's stage 4 cancer and there are signs of it throughout her abdomen.
She's away to start her chemo as soon as they can, but as of now they've given her a max of 18 months. She's not in pain and eating fairly okay, therefore I'm hoping there's a chance that if she responds well to the treatment the life expectancy can increase.
I have just turned 24, away to complete my degree and hopefully start a job within the field. I have 3 younger brothers with the youngest of them being 6 and I find it extremely difficult to stay strong and see the good side of things. I was wondering if anyone has been in the same situation and found a way of coping with so much all at once.
Thank you,
Magda
Hi MagdaCz_0216 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm sorry to read that your mum has been diagnosed with cancer and I know how this impacts everyone in the family.
As the online community is divided into different support forums I'm going to recommend that you join the family and friends forum where you'll connect with others who have a loved one dealing with cancer.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your mum's diagnosis into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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