Hi guys,
im not sure where I should even start. My mum has been unwell for a while now. Probably about 3 or 4 months. I've been taking her back and forth to the doctors to only be sent away with sleeping pills. She's been complaining of a bad chest and what she thinks/thought was TMJ.
I took her for a 5th time two days ago and the doctor (who we'd never seen before) suspected that mum had pneumonia. Off to the hospital we went, and we were straight in to an EVG, X-ray, CT Scan, bloods and obvs. At the very need of the day, we were taken in to a room and told what I was not expecting. We were expecting pneumonia but we were informed that my mum has lung cancer. We were then sent home to await a phone call.
2 days on (today) we received a phone call from the consultant who told mum that the tumour is in the middle of her chest and it's 6.5x5cm. We're in there again in a few days for an MRI and then again for her biopsy. They don't know if it's spread to the stomach, lung lining and head (which would explain TMJ). They've told us that if it's not spread, they'll treat with intent to cure. If it has spread, we all know the story of how it goes. They've given no indication of a timeframe or what stage it's at, and mum hasn't had any symptoms of coughing up blood, etc. She's slowly lost weight over the last few months and her appetite has dropped.
I don't need to tell you how much this hurts right now. That's why we're all here. My dad died when I was 11, and my stepdad died when I was 20 (both pneumonia, and I'm now 30). I can't help thinking that I'm going to lose my poor, beautiful mum.
im at my peak and I'm not coping with this at all. Grateful for any tips at a time like this? I'm an only child and all I have is my mum.
thabjs for reading my rant and I'm sorry if it doesn't make sense
