Please help my mam has 6 months left

Its 1.20am, ten hours since my mams consultant rang me to say that her multiple myeloma is aggressive and not responding to the treatment. She was diagnosed two years ago, had stem cell transplant and rounds of chemo but only got 11 months approx before it came back.

 

i have one sibling, im 40 years old and i am devastated. My husband is asleep beside me right now, my four children ( under ten) are asleep. Im here frozen since i got the call. My dad doesnt know only myself and my brother. Ive one friend in my lofe who lives 3 hours away and my mother was and is my best friend. I can breathe, i cant move. Her ldh is over 700 and six months is the max she will get. 

 

Im shocked, im losing the one person i go to with my problems. I feel lile im four years old again. Im not sure i can get through this. I cant watch her fade away. She has no idea and told me that she’s terrified throughout the last two years. My heart is so broken. Im lying here and can’t even turn off the light. Im so scared

  • Hi there

     

    im so sorry you are going through this. Unfortunately Mam only lasted four months after my post. She looked so well up to the last 5 days. She was actually shopping in Tesco on a Thursday and died the following Monday 

     

    I wish I could give you better news. 
     

    my advise.... take lots of photos and videos. No matter how you prepare yourself you will not accept they are going to pass away. Particularly when they look well. I look back and I read/remember saying she was going to die but my brain said it... my heart never accepted it. 
     

    remember all you can do is your best. On hard days take one step at a time x x 

  • Thank you for fast reply even it isn't what I wanted hear ...   

    I  just can't belive its going to happen ,I look at him and it is unreal for me because he doesnt look like person who will soon die

    his doctor said he will be lucky if he survies till christmas 

    does your mum stopped all treatments after they told her she has only 6 months ?

    my dad still belive he will get over it 

    ps.sorry for my not perfect english it is not my native language 

     

  • I'm too so lost 

    I've been told we have months with my husband & he doesn't know 

    I've been sick, can't focus, can't eat & so this nightmare continues 

    All the lovely replies & comments on this thread I have read every single word

    which way do I turn

    xx