Hi everyone,
So my mum a few days after boxing day got the unfortunate news that she has cancer. She had thyroid cancer in 2016, which was operated on (she had the thyroid removed) and we thought that was the end of it all. Now she's got stage 4 breast cancer in her breast, ribs, spine, shoulder and arm. There's uncertainty if her cancer is even treatable, we won't know until her spinal biopsy is back.
I'm 23 years old and I just am at a complete loss. Your 20s are hard enough as it is with you trying to navigate your place in the world, and I just never pictured growing up or a future without my mum being part of it. I'm scared she won't be here for all the milestones...weddings, grandchildren, big birthdays...I know i'm so lucky to even have a mum, as so many lose theirs, but my mum and I are like twin double. two peas in a pod. she is, as cliche as it is, well and truly my best friend. Every up, down, celebration or downfall, she is my go-to. She has helped me with my mental health all throughout my life (suffering with general anxiety disorder and moderate depression), so I just can't bare the idea that she might eventually not be here. I know everyone goes eventually, but she deserves so much more than she will be given.
Looking for some words of comfort in a time where all I can do is cry. Feel like my best friend and boyfriend are starting to feel a bit helpless at what to do.
Please keep my mum in your thoughts and prayers. I know I wish on every two magpies that we'll get some good news.
- Charlotte
