A very warm welcome to the Cancer Chat forum Olliepoo although I'm sorry to hear about your mum and that her cancer has returned.

This must be such a difficult time for you all, especially when you can see your mum is hurting, but I hope you can take some strength, and comfort, from knowing that our community are here for you Olliepoo, and I'm sure it won't be long until some of our members stop by to offer their support and advice.

I hope this information we have on our website about depression and cancer will be useful but if you'd like to discuss this further with one of our cancer nurses, they're available on 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m. They're very insightful and will do all they can to help. You can give the nurses telephone number to your mum as well so she knows she has someone she can call if/when she feels ready to do so.

In the meantime, just let her know you're there for her. I know it doesn't sound like much, but she will really appreciate knowing she has your love and support whilst she works through this, even if she can't express it at the moment. You could try making her GP or medical team aware of your concerns as well and see if they're able to discuss this with her and get her the support she needs.

We're thinking of you Olliepoo and wishing you and your mum all the very best at this very challenging time.

Kind regards,

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator