Hi everyone,
I’m new to this community and seeking some support.
In 2018 my mother was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour and received treatment which later resulted in stroke and other complications.
She was given a 3-5 year life expectancy and told this is terminal. 6 years on, I am thankful to have her here but also grieving who she was. The ability to walk without mobility aid, a conversation about the present, the smiles and no mentions of wanting to end her life as she feels there’s no quality. This is very difficult to deal with. Her partner is emotionally unavailable and very neglectful around her illness, it breaks my heart to see her suffer and believe this is all she deserves.
Hi Missterious and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
That's great news to read that your mother is still with you after her original diagnosis and it's natural to have the type of feelings that you do.
The online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the supporting someone with incurable cancer group where you can connect directly with other carers, friends and families of people with a terminal diagnosis to discuss your emotions about the prospect of losing your mother, as well as practical issues about palliative care and end of life.
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'.
If you have any problems negotiating the community just pop back and I'll be pleased to help.
"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"
