I found out a few days ago my mum has bowel cancer. We’re very close and she’s also my best friend as well as my mum. 

It came as a shock to everyone. My mum appears so healthy and we were lucky that she found it early. She’s having further scans soon to see if its spread elsewhere. I haven’t stopped crying and I can’t help but think the worse.

I’m 20 living at home and just finished my second year of uni. I’ve never been through anything like this before and would love some advice or thoughts from people who have been in similar situations.  

Thank you