Hi 

I'm really sorry to hear about your mum - I won't say I know how you feel, everyone's story is different, but my mum is terminal, and we've recently been told it could be as little as a few weeks

It's normal to feel jealous. I'm going to be a bridesmaids for one of my best friends soon, and as happy as I am for her, I can't help but feel sad that I'm not going to get that moment of my mum helping me prepare for my big day and having her cry like a fool when I say my vows.

As someone in a similar situation my advice would be as strong as you can in front of your mum. Try and stay normal, chat about stupid work dramas or something funny one of your friends has said. My mum has always said she doesn't want our lives to change because of Cancer - that's letting it win and we won't let it win. So just carry on as best you can in front of your mum - she'll appreciate the normality.

But when you need to, go to your friends house and just cry. Tell them you're jealous. Tell them your life sucks. Tell them how you don't know how to survive without your mum. If they're good friends they won't care if it's the first or hundreth time you've said it to them. From someone that tried to stay strong all the time for so long I can honestly say you need the outlet. 

Hi 

I'm really sorry to hear about your mum - I won't say I know how you feel, everyone's story is different, but my mum is terminal, and we've recently been told it could be as little as a few weeks

It's normal to feel jealous. I'm going to be a bridesmaids for one of my best friends soon, and as happy as I am for her, I can't help but feel sad that I'm not going to get that moment of my mum helping me prepare for my big day and having her cry like a fool when I say my vows.

As someone in a similar situation my advice would be as strong as you can in front of your mum. Try and stay normal, chat about stupid work dramas or something funny one of your friends has said. My mum has always said she doesn't want our lives to change because of Cancer - that's letting it win and we won't let it win. So just carry on as best you can in front of your mum - she'll appreciate the normality.

But when you need to, go to your friends house and just cry. Tell them you're jealous. Tell them your life sucks. Tell them how you don't know how to survive without your mum. If they're good friends they won't care if it's the first or hundreth time you've said it to them. From someone that tried to stay strong all the time for so long I can honestly say you need the outlet.