Found out I’m pregnant right before mom’s diagnosis

Hi all, I'm sorry if this isn't in the right place!

I found out that I'm pregnant a couple of days before we found out my mom has non-hodgkin lymphoma. I haven't said anything because it really didn't seem the right time, but I know I'm going to have to tell people eventually and I don't know how long to leave it. I know that the news is not going to go down well at all and I don't want to cause her even more stress and pain and upset on top of the diagnosis, but she starts chemo in a month so I'm worried if I wait too long it's going to impact her health which is incredibly unfair of me to do too as I'm meant to be supporting her.

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

  • Hi there ...

    Everyone is different so I can only speak from my point of view ...as I see it, when we get a cancer diagnoses, everything can start to look bleak and scary and the unknown is frightening...

    So for me, news like a new baby is just the tonic to pick us up .... something else to think about ... so maybe you will get a different reaction then you think ... and could give her something to fight for ... I know on my cancer journey, my little granddaughter was the main reason I wanted to beat this cancer ..

    Let us know how it goes .... Chrissie x