Hi Carly,  just read your post and wanted to send you a big hug. I can only begin to understand how you are feeling.  I was wondering if the teenager cancer trust can point you in the right direction for some help for you.

Do you have a cancer support group locally or maybe contact with other Mums in a similar situation?

Five months is a long time to run on overdrive -  your G.P may have services that can support you.

Do not suffer alone, take care, gardenlady.

Dear Carly ......  My heart goes out to you and your family.  I wonder if there are McMillan nurses attached to the hospital where your son has treatment?  They are extremely knowledgeable and supportive to cancer sufferers and their families and can probably tell you about support groups in your area.  It may also be worth giving the nurses on this site a call - their number is on this page (freephone).

It is so hard to know what to say to ease your pain - and all I can say is there are many people here who understand the devastation that a cancer diagnosis brings, so please post whenever you feel overwhelmed. Sometimes it just helps to write your feelings down - I have done it many times.  Thinking of you and your brave son x

Dear Carly ......  My heart goes out to you and your family.  I wonder if there are McMillan nurses attached to the hospital where your son has treatment?  They are extremely knowledgeable and supportive to cancer sufferers and their families and can probably tell you about support groups in your area.  It may also be worth giving the nurses on this site a call - their number is on this page (freephone).

It is so hard to know what to say to ease your pain - and all I can say is there are many people here who understand the devastation that a cancer diagnosis brings, so please post whenever you feel overwhelmed. Sometimes it just helps to write your feelings down - I have done it many times.  Thinking of you and your brave son x