I can't quite believe i'm writing this, but my mother just found out today that she has breast cancer.
Its under her arm so she won't have to have a mastectomy but is having the lump and lymph nodes (i think) out within a fortnight, then onto chemotherapy for 6 months.
Its come at a bad time (not that theirs a good time) I've just gone away to do my Final year of Uni. Its not properly sunk in yet, I don't know what to do, should i talk to her about it, 'be strong' or not mention it?
Another thing that you may not understand but i just want to get it out their. I have a very close friend, and out lives have always been mirrored in someway, when i am in hospital ill, she's been in hospital ill with something unrelated, relationships have broken down, un relating but always mirrored. Anyway, her Dad died a couple of years ago, and its sort of freaking me out that my mum may die as it happened to her with a parent? It sounds so stupid i know, but I don't know how id go on without my Mum.
Any advice?
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My Mum has Breast Cancer, what do i do? How do i 'comfort' her?
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KateSpade · 28/09/2012 23:33
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