Hello there,

My Mum has just been diagnosed with stage 1V SCLC that has spread to her lymph nodes at the back of her stomach and to her liver. The oncologist says she has 4-6 months to live without chemotherapy and 6-9 months with it. 
I was able to chat to the oncologist privately and get the prognosis without Mum hearing. Mum knows it's not curable but is going to start treatment on Friday. I don't think it helps knowing you have a death sentence.... It's like being on death row. 
I lost my Grandma to Lymphoma last August, my Dad to Pancreatic Cancer in 2008 and almost lost my husband to throat cancer in 2015. 
When the oncologist told my Dad he had 6 months to live he lost the will to live and died 6 weeks later. 
Mum and I never told Grandma her cancer was terminal and she lived life as best she could, believing she would get better......Happy, content, watching tv and interacting with us right up until 3 days before she sadly died. 
I can't believe I'm on one of these forums again... My sadness is overwhelming me and trying to keep a brave face all the time is so difficult. 
It does help being able to write things down here and express myself and it's heart wrenching reading everyone's sad stories...