I'm new to all this so unsure of where to start. I'm Rebecca, I'm 19 and my mother is terminally ill with secondary breast cancer. She was first diagnosed with secondary breast cancer back in July 2012 which came to a shock as she beat breast cancer 15/16 years ago. She is 55 years of age. Not long after her diagnosis back in 2012 we found out that it had spread to her bones and was taking various different medication from then on. Back this time last year (2014) she had to make the decision to start chemotherapy as all the hormone tablets she was on weren't doing enough for her body. My mam started chemotherapy tablets back in March 2014 and worked for several months having scans inbetween to keep up to date with her illness. Sadly back in October last year (2014) we found out the cancer had spread to my mams brain after she suffered from 3 brain seizures and was put on life support and we got told she only had 24 hours left to live. Still to this day my mam is still fighting!! Since October things have been a struggle. She has suffered another 10 brain seziures over the past 4 months, including 3 which she suffered recently. Back in December (2014) we got told that the cancer had spread into the liver and also her right lung had started filling up with a small amount of fluid. My mam started Chemotherapy just before christmas 2014 and had it for 7 weeks. Within the past week we have found out that it hasn't worked at all and the cancer has got bigger in her liver. Things aren't as good as we hoped but she is thinking of starting an alternative chemotherapy very soon which we hope it can keep the cancer under control for some time. I'm only 19 and consider myself very young, I have an older brother whos 22. We both live at home with my mum and also my dad. Lately I've been struggling to come to terms with her terminal illness as it's becoming more real to me. Back in December we were given a prognosis of 3-6 months and the thought of that scares me. My dad is a full time carer for my mum and I do my best as much as I can for her when I'm in the house and not in work.
I thought I'd share my story on here as I feel sometimes letting it out helps. Loads of families suffer from this cruel disease and sites like this helps let go of emotions.
Any advice or support is much appreciated as I'm struggling at this difficult time. Love Rebecca x
