I was brought up by two women, my mother and her partner. They have been together 31 years (I'm 22). The lady I mention is not my birth mum.She has pains for a long time in her eye, doctors missed loads etc etc. July they found a tumor they had missed months earlier, and she has stage 4 lung cancer which has spread all over. She is only 57. She has a daughter who is in her late 30s, who I consider to be my sister. 

She has been getting a lot worse in recent weeks; she has become very confused, bruises easily and doesn't eat. It was not a shock to find out today that she has a 2-3 week prognosis, and yet I'm finding it really hard to cope with the news. I am 15 weeks pregnant and also in my last five months of university with no chance of retaking. 

My mum is coping well with caring for my 'step-mum', but I know she will be understandably devastated when it happens. Throughout their relationship, my mum has always been the emotionally stronger of the two and I am really concerned about the lack of support she has available to her. I am her only family in London, my sister has also moved out to Kent and is rarely around to help at all. My stepmums sisters are really kjnd and helpful, one of them in particular, however I fear once my stepmum passes she will not have as much support as before. She is a very private person and I think it would be hard to get her to engage with services, and while I see her several times a week I know I cannot provide her with enough support considering my circumstances.

I wondered if anyone else had experienced anything similar, or had any ideas regarding getting my mum the support she needs?

xxx

Se