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Best way to support a 24 year old losing her Mum?

E4TJR
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My daughter’s best friend is losing her 51 year old Mum to cancer (admitted to hospice last week supposedly for pain management but family told today she has only a little time left) Karen battled breast cancer 2 years ago, but in May this year was told she had secondary terminal cancer and was told 12-18 months - so this is much sooner than anyone thought. Does anyone have any advice on how best I can offer my support to her, and help my daughter to support her too - they are both dealing with a situation they have no experience of?

Thanks if anyone can help.

Tracey

 

  • Welcome to our forum, E4TJR, although I'm sorry to hear about the reason that brings you here.

    Finding the right words in a situation like this is never easy and I can appreciate why you want to help not only your daughter's friend but also your daughter to find ways to support her friend as well as she can so I hope that others who have been through a similar experience with their loved ones afftected by cancer will soon come along to give advice.

    Do feel free to contact others here too, E4TJR, there are many threads that might be helpful to read and once you decide to join the conversations already taking place you'll see that our members are a very friendly bunch, always ready to help.

    Best wishes to all of you,

    Renata, Cancer Chat Moderator

     

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