Hi my older adult brother lives hundreds of miles away in Canada (we are in the UK) and has just been diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Although the doctors are hopeful that chemo will be successful we are all devastated and to make matters worse our elderly mother has Alzheimer's and isn't coping well with the news.
I feel so overwhelmed by trying to deal with this, work, care for my parents and think about making plans to go over to see him. He has his wife and both of them have said let's see how the first round of chemo goes before ppl fly out to see him. I might go out for his second round to help with his care if needed. I just feel so lost not being able to do anything practical for him, I can't hold his hand through this. Although I'm the younger sibling I've always been the one who cared for him when we were growing up as we are very close in age. Are there any support forums for adult siblings dealing with a brother or sister's diagnosis? Or any advice for coping when your loved one with cancer lives far away?
