My mum was first diagnosed with cancer when I was 15 years old. The first time she fought her breast cancer however Unfortunately her cancer came back and has now spread. After several treatments we've come to a stage where unfortunately no treatment is able to control all the cancer. For example the treatment helps control the growth of cancer in some areas and no the other. Myself and my family are more than devasted and never thought we would be here. Reccently we were told that my mum has 3-6 months to live and my mum has decided that when the time comes she would like to be at the hospice which is another thing that had broken my heart knowing that she doesn't want to stay at home but i understand it is up to her. My mum has deteriorated a vast amount and I can clearly see. For someone who has very independent and hated getting help is not struggling to climb the stairs and mainly stays in bed. It kills me to see my mum like this because I've never seen her in such a state. I feel mentally and physically exhausted, I can barely sleep at night and often find my self crying myself to sleep bevause I can't help but overthinking the situation and thought of not having my mum around. The main issue for me is that I feel I need time off work but I'm not sure how to go about it. I'm 24 years of age and I want to spend as much time as I can with my mum, I don't want to regret not spending time with her. I currently live with my mum however I work in the hospital as a nurse myself (been a year since I've qualified) and with this coronovirus I'm more stressed of bringing it home and passing it over to my mum who is already weak enough. It's funny because as nurses we are meant to be strong but really I can't help breaking down every so often. I barely sleep because there are times during the night my mum calls out or sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night in panick thinking somethings happened to her.  I'm very stressed out. I aim to speak to my manager but I don't know what to expect.