I have just left work to care for my mum who has untreatable ovarian cancer. She had just got to the 5 year mark since having stage 3 bowel cancer removed in 2017. It is too complicated to operate as she has mesh in her stomach from emergency surgery on a hernia in 2019 which was caused by the original op.
I have just been referred for gene testing as both parents, my maternal grand mother and maternal great grand mother had bowel cancer, there is also a history of other cancers in the family, cervical, throat, stomach and vulva. Today I have had a virtual colonoscopy. I am here incase I need support with mum, she is being incredibly brave, but I am worried about what she has to face and how I can help her.