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My mum is dying and I don't know what to do.

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I have never posted on a forum board before but I do not know where else to go. 

My mum has recently been diagnosed with spinal cancer and health has quickly deteriorated in the past 2 months. She has lost all mobility and has been given a couple of months to live. I am 21 and my sister is 12. I don't know what is going to happen if my mum passes. I'm trying to be strong for my mum, dad and sister but I feel as if my whole world is crashing down. I can't eat or sleep and all I seem to do is cry. My mum is so young and I'm heartbroken I won't get to spend my life with her. Every time I go out I am jealous of people that are out with their mums or people smiling because I'm not happy.

I really don't know what to do. I was hoping to hear from anyone that has been in a similar position and any advice any one could give me. 

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    I am 33 and my mum is terminal, it doesn't get easier, all the life milestones she is going to miss still break my heart. But I console myself with ensuring that the time I spend with mum is special, I want to make sure she has every happy moment she can, make as many happy memories as I can. I feel your pain. Its a very lonely place especially when you feel that you have to look out for other family members too. But look after yourself make sure you have no regrets when it.come to good time spent with your mum, talk to her, joke with her, make her laugh. You will look back on that in the long run X 

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    I am 33 and my mum is terminal, it doesn't get easier, all the life milestones she is going to miss still break my heart. But I console myself with ensuring that the time I spend with mum is special, I want to make sure she has every happy moment she can, make as many happy memories as I can. I feel your pain. Its a very lonely place especially when you feel that you have to look out for other family members too. But look after yourself make sure you have no regrets when it.come to good time spent with your mum, talk to her, joke with her, make her laugh. You will look back on that in the long run X 

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