My mum just got diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, and they also found traces of it in her brain. She has just started the new tablet cancer drug, and all of her family and friends have started talking about it on facebook. My mum isnt exactly private but something like this was somehting she never wanted plastered on facebook. But all of her really good friends have just gone and made "thoughts and prayers" posts, we arent even religious. I can tell it effects her and i know these are all coming from such empathetic places, but no one really took the time to consult her about wether or not she wanted it. Someone ever made a gofundme page without asking her, even if its coming from a genuine place. She is the one gping through this and i just feel like the friends shes known for years shouldnt take sucha public attempt at "consouling" her. Dont get me wrong there are bigger things to worry about here, but its just disheartening in a particular way, seeing people quicker jump on facebook then reach out. But this might just be me taking my anger out on the world and nit picking. I just feel like if they really wanted to help it wouldnt be so public? Like thoughs and prayers wont exactly take the cancer out of her lung will they. Am i being stupid? ... View more