My nan is dying of terminal lung and brain cancer.

I don't even know where to start. Days seem like weeks and seconds go past without me even noticing. Almost 2 weeks ago my nan was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and terminal brain cancer. She has 3 brain tumours. Just yesterday the nurses told our family she has weeks to live but I know she won't make it that far and I don't know how to cope with it. We've told her what she has but we haven't told her it's terminal and it kills me every time she tells us she wants to visit somewhere or buy something because I don't know what to say but I know I have to just go along with it to keep her happy. She has terrible short term memory loss, she even forgets my name and I've been in her life for 18 years now, her speech is getting worse, she's constantly tired and sleeping. Every time she shuts her eyes I feel like she's going to slip into a coma or take her last breath. I think what hurts me a lot is I lost my grandad 3 years ago due to having a heart attack and that still feels as if it happened yesterday and it's still so raw. I've never gone through anything like this. I'm being strong for her, I want to cry, I want to laugh, I want to scream. I dread seeing her every day incase she's worse and that's exactly what's happening. I would just really appreciate some advice, I'm struggling.

  • What is really good to realize is instead of pushing her away, like when you don't want to see her. Appreciate those moments, because when you get older you're gonna wanna look back and know that she is happy in her last moments, you're going to want to remember that you got to cherish these moments with her. Take lots of pictures, live in every moment, and dont forgot to always tell her how much you love her never forget to let her know that. 

  • Thank you for your reply! I'm not pushing her away I would never do that it's just so hard to see her suffering like that I just want to constantly look at her and admire her. I'm always telling her I love her. With taking photos im not sure how to go about it because she's not in the mood for anything, do we do it secretly?
  • I didn't word that right, I mean like when you dont wanna see her because youre scared that she is getting worse instead try to be excited that you'll still see her alive and happy because even through all this she is still happy and I'm sure she'd want you all happy as well. As to the pictures, you could do it secretly, but instead of pictures you could make, take, or do anything that you will be able to look back on and just remember how happy you all were in that time, and how happy she was. :)