I'm sat here not knowing who I can blurt my feelings too. 

I was only 2 years old when my father died from a rare form of cancer. I watched my Mum bring up my brother and I as a widowed mother at 26. Flash forward 17 years, mum found a new partner and had two more kids. Life is bliss. Until July 2017 when a small mole on my mum's leg discoloured. Many tested later she was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma. Devestated is beyond words. She fought hard but was given the all clear 6 months later. 

Nearly one year later (September 2018) my mum had bloating, didnt think anything of it but was later diagnosed as secondary melanoma but stage 4 this time. Cancer had spread to the abdomin, lungs and bowel. It was looking bleak. She used her age and health as an advantage (44 years old) but just as we were told the immunotherapy was working and shrinking her tumours the doctors discovered it had spread to her brain. 

Flash forward to present day and we're making the most of the months we have left. Treatment has stopped and she's on some new trial drug that makes her feel rubbish.

Losing both parents at 19 years old is frightening, I have two younger siblings and I'm scared of what is to come. Coming to terms with it all is so overwelming. 

Just asking what people's coping mechinisms are for these situations? 

Thank you.