Hi there,
My mum was diagnosed with bowel cancer about a year ago. She had it removed and underwent chemotherapy both before and after. They also saw a small shadow on her lung, but it dissappeared after treatment. Recently it came back and was removed, but doctors confirmed it was cancer cells from the bowel. She is now cancer free following the surgery to remove it, but as it is stage 4, it seems likely to come back.
I am in my mid-20s and petrified. When she was first diagnosed it didn't seem to hit me fully, and I was able to cope pretty well, almost to the point I felt guilty. Now it has been confirmed it was stage 4, it has hit me a lot harder. I recently had a mini-panic attack and am terrified about the future. I know my mum is the most important, and that it might not come back, depsite the odds I have read about. We are living life to the full, but I cannot shift this feeling of dread no matter how hard I try. I just wanted to know if anyone else has been in a similar position and how they coped through it?
