New and devastated

New to the forum, New to the C word, just found out that my beloved mum who is 84 has stage 4 pancreatic cancer (spread to spleen & stomach). She doesn't want chemo (seen the effects with her two sisters & also her brother (all differet types).  Don't really know how long we have, I have two brothers who live abroad (Australia - green list & Costa Rica - red list) so them coming over witll be hard.  Dad has advanced dementia.  World caving in at present

  • Good morning, I am still in my bed and checking the posts o  this forum.  Really sorry to hear of your predicament with both your parents but especially your mum.  Seems to me you will need good support to talk things through.  Perhaps there  already is social work involvement in relation to your father?  I tend to think, irrespective, it would be worth drawing your parents' situation to their attention.  Just take your thoughts and feelings on a daily basis and try to address x