Hi Isawolfe. I am sorry to hear of your mum's diagnosis. My dad was diagnosed with bowel cancer in January this year and I have felt the exact same way. I am a speech pathologist who works in a hospital and the only "medical" person in my family, yet I have felt like I have coped with it the worst out of everyone. I can't provide words of wisdom as I type this with tears rolling down my cheeks but I can relate to feeling like I'm supposed to be the strong one when I'm not.
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