Hi, my name is Emilie and I'm 26. This is my first ever post here. My lovely, beautiful, usually fit and well 79 year old grandmother has been diagnosed with cancer of the gallbladder today.

She had been suffering from gallstones and had her gallbladder removed. It was sent off to the lab, like all tissue that is removed, but the histology came back positive for cancerous cells. This is also in some lymph nodes. She's having a full body MRI tomorrow evening to see if the cancer has spread. I'm told by the consultant (I happen to be his secretary...yep can you believe it) that in his 7 years as a consultant, this is the 2nd case he has seen, so it's quite rare.

Basically I'm really struggling to come to terms with what is happening. I'm just in complete shock and I feel like my world is crumbling around me. She is my world, my rock, my daughter's great granny...I don't know how I'm going to get through this. I can't bare the thought of her being frightened, or her having to lose her beautiful hair, her crowning glory, to chemo. I'm broken. 

Thanks for reading x