Please advice needed don’t know how to cope

my beautiful mum and best friend was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer it’s only been 8 weeks I don’t know how to cope I’m blocking it out as too painful to think about life without my mum my best friend through everything she has been all me and kids have had I’m trying to stay strong as have two kids mainly for my oldest as my mum been like second mum to her and it’s hit her hard too I just don’t know a way forward right now I feel so alone and helpless I think my mum struggling which hurts my mum and dad are pushing each other away and my sister slowly breaking with severe anxiety and I just don’t know how to cope or if to let all my feelings go because I don’t think I would stop I don’t wish anyone to be in this situation as just the whole thing is s**t and then on top of that my mum being most important person and not wanting it to be about me or putting anymore strain on family I have urgent referral for suspected skin cancer where does it all end when do me and my family have good luck please tell me things get better with time?? 

  • Hi there ...

    So sorry this crule cancer rears its ugly head again ...  we all live under that once we have a cancer diagnosis .... and it's overwhelming you at the moment ... it's like there's no time to just breath and get a "normality" back ... before it's snatched away again ...

    Try to not look at all the "what ifs" or what may happen .. try to live in the day ... as hard as that sounds .. it's the only way to cope with things ... and be kind to your heart .. know you have every right to feel like you are .. so often we hold everything in, trying to stay strong for all around us .. when wer braking up inside .. and then feel wrong for not being even stronger .. when in truth wer not not super human... just human .. 

    I found sharing feelings like admitting your all scared .. and tears, holds us together .. coz everyone tries to manage alone .. that's when wer weak .. holding on together each holding hands to carry on just one more day ... makes it copeable ... know your not alone ... I know what it's like having so much happen to other people we love as well as our own ... so hold on .. there's always someone here who knows just how heartbraking cancer is ... and it's a place to come, to get it all out .. 

    Sending you a big vertual hug ... Chrissie 

  • hi Chrissie,

     

    thank you for taking time to reply, words were so lovely and meant a lot much appreciated. You are so right about no time to breathe just want to wake up from what I can only discribe as a complete nightmare right now.

    you are so right about all what you say I’m trying to be super human when in fact like you say I’m only human but I can’t think about the end because it hurts too much I’m absolutely petrified of loosing her (my best friend) she is the one I use to ring about anything and everything she literally is my one and only friend my best friend now can’t talk to anyone feel so alone trying to stay strong for kids, being there for my mum as and when I can, I’m not sleeping I’m worrying about everyone else I feel like my head in bubble my relationship feels like it’s coming to a end he walked out last night nor spoke to him since so that hug is much needed lovely big one back to you too 

    im here for you too if needed 

    big hug  

     

  • Hi there ....

    I've tried accepting your friend request , but not sure why it won't let me message you ...

    Try again and look to see if you can send one from your end ...

    I can't take it all away, even though I wish I could... but I can listen and help you through ... so hold on and try again ... Chrissie 

  • We are now friends 

     

    I have sent you a short message just to see if you get it first ️