Hello, this is my first post here.
We found out last month that my mum has esophageal cancer and I'm so scared. Her husband, my dad died in February this year from cancer (lymphoma) and Covid which makes this all worse. Because Covid was overwhelming hospitals etc he was very delayed getting a diagnosis of his cancer and by that time it was too late. He wouldn't have even been seen by doctors if my mum hadn't shouted down the phone to them it was that bad. He died alone in hospital. I had to watch him suffer for ages and lose weight and I still can't get that out of my mind.
We aren't even over all that yet and now this news with my mum. I can't believe this is happening. Im so scared because I've looked on the internet and esophageal cancer doesn't seem to have positive statistics associated with it. I'm worried that my mum will now get the same ill and delayed treatment that my dad got.
All my mum has ever done is think about other people and be kind to them and be strong she doesn't deserve any of what has happened to her the past year.
Doctors have said that the lump is quite large and they are doing two more scans on her to make sure it hasn't spread. Does anyone have any advice with how to cope with this or any positive stories? She's having to liquidise her food because of the lump.
Thank you for reading x
