My mum has terminal cancer.

Please excuse anything that doesn’t make sense, I’m in bits right now and can’t think straight, anyway, My mum is in hospital as she’s not been well, she had 5 tumours in her abdominal area and the cancer has spread to her bowel, for context my mum had womb/ovarian cancer in 2014, she had chemo and was fine, in 2018 she had bowel cancer and now has a stoma and she was supposed to start a clinical trial on Valentine’s Day coming up, but as I went to see her today she told me they aren’t going to be giving her any treatment or surgery. She wouldn’t tell me everything as I was in tears, as was she, I’m 18 and I’m so lost due to my mum being in hospital, I can’t imagine her not even being alive. I should also mention I suffer with mental health problems such as ptsd, bipolar and borderline personality disorder. I feel things a bit differently and idk how to handle or healthily cope with my emotions. My mum is the only family I have and I’ve never experienced loss. Does anyone have any advice? Thank you for taking the time to read this. 

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  • Hi I too have anxiety and depression. Big big hug to you. My mum has weeks to live with a bowel obstruction bowel cancer and I'm looking after my 92 year old dad. It's all so very very hard. I cry then I'm OK......then overwhelmed. I'm thinking of ringing the doctors tomorrow to ask if I can up.my meds,maybe you could phone your doctor too. I'm thinking of being signed off sick but hanging in there at mo. Your doing amazing.....get help for yourself so you can share special times with mum x

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  • Hi I too have anxiety and depression. Big big hug to you. My mum has weeks to live with a bowel obstruction bowel cancer and I'm looking after my 92 year old dad. It's all so very very hard. I cry then I'm OK......then overwhelmed. I'm thinking of ringing the doctors tomorrow to ask if I can up.my meds,maybe you could phone your doctor too. I'm thinking of being signed off sick but hanging in there at mo. Your doing amazing.....get help for yourself so you can share special times with mum x

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