Hi all, 

My mum yesterday was diagnosed with stage 4 primary breast cancer, that has spread to her ribs - thankfully no organs. 

It's a bit of a shock as you can imagine, partly because of how advanced it is and partly because she immediately got a S4 diagnosis - no prior warning signs other than a small lump in the breast.

She starts her hormone therapy today, so we'll see how that goes, but obviously we're all trying to remain positive and optimistic. 

I'm just curious if anyone can offer any advice or words of encouragement as to what to expect? Of course I can't help but read statistics online and terrify myself with the stage 4 survival rates, but if anyone could share some optimism about survivability with bone mets, I'd greatly appreciate it.