My stepfather has less than a month to live

In November of 2016 my stepfather went to the eye doctor due to having difficulty reading, they sent him to the hospital to be on the safe side. I was in the bath when my mum came in in tears and told me that my Stepfather had stage 4 glioblastoma. They said he wouldn't survive until Christmas. It is now September 2018, but he is progressing into the final stages . I saw him 2 weeks ago and he seemed completely fine, but when I saw him yesterday, his words were completely unintelligible. MY brother later told me he collapsed at dinner. I didn't know what to say. I'm supposed to be going back to uni this month and I worry when I go it will be the last time I see him as the next time I am home it will be his funeral. I don't know how I am going to take care of my mother. I wish I could make it all go away, I just want her to be happy. I wish I knew what I could do to help.

  • Hi ya, and so sorry your in such a heartbraking time right now ...

    I know your thinking of how you'll cope as your off to uni ... but don't forget, there's phone calls, and texts to let your mum know you care ... I'm sure they both want you to go and do well .. and a text just saying thinking of you is all that's needed sometimes .. so you hold on in there .. take each day as it comes .. and he looks like he kicked cancers butt to hold on longer then thought .. 

    And yes your mum will have a real tough year, and you can't take it away, as grief is what we need to go through, it's the brains way of making sense of things, when there is none .. and when I lost mum, and my young son came to her funeral .. I just said, wer all going there to say goodbye to nanny .. so think of it like that .. we now selabate life ... but holding your mum's hand that day will mean so very much ..

    They must both be very proud of you ... the first year is raw .. it does get easier with time .. but the missing never goes, we learn to live with it .. sending you a big hug ... Chrissie