I have just experienced what you have described. Mum diagnosed with stage four cancer last Saturday. Total shock for the first 24 hours, followed by fear about the days and months ahead. My mother had just recently turned eighty, and due to this and her other health problems, they are not going to treat the cancer. She will have Palliative Care first followed by End-of-Life Care. Your questions are exactly the same as mine so I will be following the replies with great interest. Take good care of yourself. I know how stressful and heartbreaking this is.
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