Hi, I'm in a situation at present. Mum was diagnosed at the end of May this year with secondary breast cancer with spread to multiple mets sites. We were told no treatment as it would make her too weak, so currently she's on letrozole only. She came home from hospital 6 weeks ago and has rapidly deteriorated. Work were great initially while she was in hospital and gave me time off, however I then went back for a few hours a week before the end of term.
Mum is still with us and I'm worried how I approach this with work as they were good about it when they thought things were happening rapidly, but a new term is looming,and I can't do the full week,and I know this will be causing stresses. I know it's not about work and it's about what I can do to avoid the burnout aswell as be there for mum, I just don't know what to think or feel. It's been the summer holidays and I feel more tired now than I did at the start of the summer break, I am caring for mum alongside carers but I just feel so drained from all the changes in her and how things are so unpredictable.
There are so many things happening and so many people involved,which is a help with a lot of this (professionals) but I feel like I'm constantly having to chase things like prescriptions, equipment companies,local councils and other things.
I don't begrudge any of this for mum I just wish all the agencies involved would work together to make this easier.
Not sure what the reason for this post is, but I just feel lost,shattered and drained and in no way ready to return for a new term and cohort.
