Me with more I'm in WA and my mum has just been diagnosed with bladder cancer. However removal is her only option. Unfortunately both docs she has seen are now on holiday and we are waiting their return so we know the results from the bone scan to see if it has invaded outside the bladder. This is the another sleepless nite for me. I can hear her awake in the next room. Cos she only crys when she knows no one is around. She's not coping just seeing this as a big inconvenience to her work. Its too much for me right now as she refuses to talk to anyone else and isn't moving on from the angry stage. She too is a smoker but refuses to give up as it's her only joy. She is only 58. I hate the waiting for the f-ing docs , and she won't let anyone go to any appointments with her so we only know what she tells us . Which isn't much. Slowly other things keep coming out. I saw her watching the operation on YouTube the other day , too much information I think. ... View more