Hi, 

I am 26 and my mum has been diagnosed with incurable duodenal cancer. I was living abroad and came home to the UK as soon as I heard the devastating news as I could not bear to be far from her. It is so sudden, 3 weeks ago we had no idea and the doctor kept passing her symptoms as symptoms of acid reflux. I feel like my world has been compeltely torn apart as I am a teacher so had to quit my job as I cannot work from home and now I am a full time carer for my mum. We have been told she has months, but not how many. They have told us to aim for a concert we had booked in July but mum is weaker everyday. They have arranged an appointment on Wednesday to discuss pallative chemotherapy but we know this will be a hard discussion as we need to weigh up quality rather than quantity. 

We are trying to see the positives that we now have this time to complete mum's bucket list and her only real symtpms are extreme fatigue. However, I am distraught to be loosing my rock so young and that she is going to miss out on so much of my life.