Hi all,
I hope you are all doing well!
My mum was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer in May 2026. Life has been very intense since then. I ended up having to rush her to hospital at the end of June for what turned out to be a bowel obstruction.
Five weeks, a NG tube, and four rounds of chemo later and she was finally discharged home last week.
I have now found myself in the role of her primary carer and I just want tips for anyone in the same position. My mum is my best friend and I would do anything for her. But I would be lying if I said I wasn’t out of my depth. I am the only one of my siblings who lives with her, the other have moved away and started their own families.
Any advice on how to manage looking after her whilst still trying to keep my personal life as normal as possible? I would still like to go to work at the office, dinner and drinks with friends, music festivals, parties (I am admittedly a social butterfly) but I am cautious of leaving her alone or giving her anything.
