Dealing with cancer and a small baby

I'm feeling so low and stressed it's unreal. I'm currently post chemo week (number 5) and it seems the more appointments and treatments I'm having the more upset my baby is becoming. She's 7 months old and just wants to be cuddled in all of the time. I honestly know it's because she's getting passed from pillar to post while I'm having treatment or getting over it. For the first time I'm really just feeling broken. I've not taken my anti sickness tablet because it makes me so drowsy but I know that's not going to help. There's always someone else there with baby but the problem is she just wants me and I'm not up to looking after her. My heart is broken...

  • Hi there ...

    Oh my, your really going through it right now .. my heart goes out to you .. but so glad you've got that help with your baby ... 

    I usually say, don't look ahead, just live in the day .. but for you, try to keep in mind the light at the end of the tunnel ... your a fare way through, but still a way to go ... keep in your mind how much you can do with your baby, once you kick cancers *** ...  you can make up for lost time .. it will come, but keep your eyes on the light, it will get a little bigger each time ... 

    You've hit a wall ... like those who do a marathon ... half way they hit a wall and want to give in ... that's what cancer wants you to do .. but you cry / scream and rant at that cancer ... we all have .. we've all been knocked down, but we have a choice to stay down or come back, and look that crule cancer in the eye, and join us all in the ring ... there's lots of us with you .. you can do this ... being really brave is being scared witless but you do it any way  .... that's brave ... 

    I'm sure your little one is picking up vibes from you .. once you feel a tad stronger, little one will sense that too .. that's who we go through this for, our kids .. coz well do whatever it takes for them ...

    Sending you a vertual hug....  look for the light ....  Chrissie xx

  • Thank you so much for your kind words. I've read them more than once today and they've really comforted me. I've came to realise that I really need to talk to someone and I'm going to take the steps to do so. X

  • Always here most days if you want a chat ... let us know how you go ... hold on in there ...

    Chrissie x