How did people feel after been given a timescale?

Hi...my mum was given days to weeks to live on 3rd Jan and died on 7th. I wanted to know if there was anyone here who has been given a timescale and what their thoughts were about it!? I didn't get to talk to mum about how she felt about being told this. I've got it in my head she would have been so sad about leaving me and my brother and her grandson (mum was 49) x

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  • Hi Marie

    Im so sorry for your loss.

    My mum was given 4-6 weeks to live on the Tuesday 7th of February and passed away early hours of Friday 10th February , it was a huge shock to us as weeks before we had no clue she was even ill with cancer so it was very hard  because we wanted to spend time together but she went downhill rapidly over the few days after her results and passed away, we can't quite let it sink in its such a massive shock to us all 

    Zoe x

  • Hi Zoe

    sorry for your loss. What cancer was it? How old was your mum? How did she feel when told 4-6 weeks? Hope your okay as can be, it's the worst pain isn't it xx

  • She had a single cell aggressive lung cancer and spread to her brain so then had a brain tumour, she was only 52, so young and so much more love to give.

    When she was told she said she had a premonition a few days before about the conversation with the doctor and that time scale, she was saddened but acted so brave and was worried for me and my dad, she accepted it and I cannot believe how amazing she was, she never once complained or got angry she was just strong and delta with it, a true inspiration to us all x

  • hi zoe thats so sad ,my husband has just been diagnosed with t4 terminal pancreatic cancer they have given him 6/9 monthswere devastated xx
  • Hiya, im so sorry to hear that, you must be devestated, i know it is heartbreaking and you want to think it's not true but the best thing you can do is to except it and make every day count, my mum is gone now and I wish I could just have 1 more minute to tell her again how much i love her but I can't, you still have time, I know it seems like not long but sometimes it can be sooner than doctors think and sometimes later but take photo's make more memories and video's so you can hear his voice, that will help you after, you don't wana think that way but dont try and not believe whats happening and be in denial because you waste precious time that way, show him your strength and tell him how happy you have been and reminise about good times.

    I can't imagine how you feel I have lost my mum and I cant imagine how my dad feels, he is being so brave and strong because my mum was, do what feels right for u xx

  • aww thank you for ur lovley words im crying again now hes in bed sleeping so i can let it all out xxx

     

  • Thank you, it was taken at her suprise 50th a few years ago,  sorry if I made u cry. Hope you have had a better day x

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