Hello, this is my first post.
My younger sister was diagnosed with terminal cancer 2 years ago. She is amazing, and has been leading a fulfilled life with her husband and kids. She recently had organ failure and is now in a hospice.
She always said that she only wanted her kids and husband to visit when she got to this stage, and I respect this, but this 'stage' was so sudden.
We chat on Whatsapp, but she is too breathless to chat on the phone.
I am so overwhelmed with emotion. I can't stop crying and then I feel selfish as her kids are so young, it's them that will suffer the most.
I'm not really sure what I'm even asking.
I'm going to miss her so much.
Has anyone got any advice or resources that might help?
Thank you
Hi Sooz 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 Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community, and I'm really sorry to read that your sister is currently in a hospice.
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 as you'll then connect directly with others who have a loved one with a terminal diagnosis. It's a safe place to discuss your emotions about the prospect of losing your loved one, as well as practical issues.
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'.
Sending virtual ((hugs))
"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"
