Middle of the night questions - mum was diagnosed the other day. Wondering what chemo will be like and how to look after her

Hello, 

Mum was diagnosed yesterday and it’s now the middle of the night, can’t sleep and have googled all manner of things. 

I was going to list the questions swirling around in my head but I don’t think they’re answerable on this forum. 

We are waiting for an oncology appointment to get started with chemotherapy.  

Do you stay with the person you are caring for whilst they have their chemotherapy?  

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  • If you must Google, only do it to try and find a UK charity that specialises in the type of cancer your mum has. They will have lots of information & may have a community forum.

    If you find yourself being unable to sleep, get up, make a hot milky drink and sit with a notepad to list all the questions you would like answering. Then go to bed! The next day, look at your list and see if there is anything you feel you can ask on here (which is mostly anything - if anyone has been through the same experience they can tell you. Or put it in the Ask a Nurse section). 

    Good luck to you both, I hope mum's treatment kicks the cancer to the wall.

    Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)

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  • If you must Google, only do it to try and find a UK charity that specialises in the type of cancer your mum has. They will have lots of information & may have a community forum.

    If you find yourself being unable to sleep, get up, make a hot milky drink and sit with a notepad to list all the questions you would like answering. Then go to bed! The next day, look at your list and see if there is anything you feel you can ask on here (which is mostly anything - if anyone has been through the same experience they can tell you. Or put it in the Ask a Nurse section). 

    Good luck to you both, I hope mum's treatment kicks the cancer to the wall.

    Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient since 2009)

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