This is my first post . About my eldest son . Age 39 . We found out at Christmas , that he has brain tumours . He was first diagnosed in 2016 . Summertime . He sadly said nothing to us , as his dad was going through his own health issues , so didn't want to add to our stress . How upset we felt , that he carried on alone . Commencing radiotherapy sessions three times a week . By Xmas , I managed to find out and he told us all . Having thought the tumour had shrunk , we were devastated to find out that it had returned over Xmas period , along with a second tumour . The diagnosis of cancer type is Anaplastic Astrocytoma . A fast growing type of tumour . Since then he has had a PET scan at end of January , which sadly showed a total of 5 tumours . How hard this has been to take in , and more importantly , we feel more upset for our son . He is a quiet young mam , always has been . So to get him to talk about things is not easy . We feel that we must keep a brave face on in front of him . To always be positive in our conversations . One weekend , we had the difficult situation of trying to find out if he had sorted out his affairs . Will , insurances , solicitor etc . Never thought , we would have to ever have this conversation with our son . He has 2 beautiful daughters , too young to know anything . Anyway , to the job in hand . Ongoing radiotherapy 3 times a week . Monthly scans , and hopefully , he will get signs of shrinkage . Surgery has not been an option . Our issues are having to put on brave faces for our son , but , deep down , we are struggling . So if we feel this bad , what must our son really be feeling like ? I am a nurse , and still struggle to function . It is effecting even our sleep etc .There is so much more to think about . How can we help him ? Try to keep positive , but not getting any hoprful news yet .