https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Coping-with-a-loved-one-s-cancer/Brest-cancer/m-p/35982#M4509 Hi <a href="https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/8411">@Daina</a>,<BR /><BR />I'm sorry to hear of your mother's diagnosis. Try not to dwell on the fact that she has cancer. Breast cancer has come along way in terms of success stories, &amp; the chances for your mother are good.<BR /><BR />Spend as much time with your mum as you can &amp; make some good memories, but try not to worry so much. Chemo isn't nice, &amp; the side effects can be dreadful, but if you're there for your mum, she'll be forever grateful.<BR /><BR />I wish you the best.<BR /><BR />Budgie<BR /> Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:21:55 GMT Budgie 2020-10-23T09:21:55Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Coping-with-a-loved-one-s-cancer/Brest-cancer/m-p/35979#M4508 <P>Hi everyone,</P><P>feeling pretty down at the moment.</P><P>My mum has recently been diagnosed with stage 2 triple negative breast cancer. I’d love to say this is my first hit with cancer but my father passed away 4 years ago with lung cancer.</P><P>This came completely out of the blue and I’ve already been struggling with bad anxiety so I didn’t handle diagnosis very well, well today was her first hit of chemo and I’m absolutely stressing out. I can’t attend any appointments due to my anxiety which is highly triggered around anything doctor especially needles.</P><P>She has just gotten home and looks pale as anything and is feeling quite nauseous and I’m already stressed to the max but it’s only just the two of us.</P><P>how can I help make her comfortable and help me stop freaking out <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":pensive_face:">😔</span></P> Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:34:43 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Coping-with-a-loved-one-s-cancer/Brest-cancer/m-p/35979#M4508 Daina 2020-10-23T05:34:43Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Coping-with-a-loved-one-s-cancer/Brest-cancer/m-p/35982#M4509 Hi <a href="https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/8411">@Daina</a>,<BR /><BR />I'm sorry to hear of your mother's diagnosis. Try not to dwell on the fact that she has cancer. Breast cancer has come along way in terms of success stories, &amp; the chances for your mother are good.<BR /><BR />Spend as much time with your mum as you can &amp; make some good memories, but try not to worry so much. Chemo isn't nice, &amp; the side effects can be dreadful, but if you're there for your mum, she'll be forever grateful.<BR /><BR />I wish you the best.<BR /><BR />Budgie<BR /> Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:21:55 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Coping-with-a-loved-one-s-cancer/Brest-cancer/m-p/35982#M4509 Budgie 2020-10-23T09:21:55Z