Hello Mads124 and a warm welcome to Cancer Chat, 

I am so sorry that you lost your sister recently - this must have been traumatic for you especially as you found out just 4 days before that your mum had leukaemia. Finding out that her leukaemia has mutated so close to your A Level exams must be so difficult to deal with and I hope that you are managing to concentrate on your studies despite everything you are going through. It can't be easy for you at the moment. 

There is detailed information on our website on acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) which I hope you will find useful. Survival statistics or estimates about life expectancy with ALL are only general figures and no one can predict what will happen in your mum's particular case so try not to pay too much attention to these if you can. 

I hope that the bone marrow transplant will be a success. It's not selfish at all to feel that you don't want to lose your mum. You love her so much and it must be hard for you to see her in pain. It's hard to know what to do to make things better but I am sure your mum appreciates just knowing that you are here for her and care about her. Our page for friends, family and caregivers contains helpful tips on how to support someone with cancer but also highlights the fact that it is really important to also take care of yourself during this really hard period. 

We're thinking of you during this difficult time and I hope that other forum members who have looked after a loved one with ALL will come forward and share their story with you. It does help to talk to others who can relate to what you are going through at the moment. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator