Finding out my Mum has pancreatic cancer

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Hi All,

I have joined this due to recently finding out my mum has pancreatic cancer. My mum is 44 years old and I am currently studying in my 2nd year of university and this news has taken all of my family completely back in shock. They completed a biopsy and so far the cancer has not grown, but it is not fully submerged into the pancreas, which means they can't straight away complete surgery. My mum has been offered 3 months of chemo, which is starting next Thursday. Does anybody have any coping strategies? It is constantly on my mind and with the stress of university work too I've been suffering from really bad migraines and insomnia. I also have a younger sister, who I constantly worry about if she is coping with the news. 

Any advice would be nice.

Thank you