Kirstie
Über Member
..sorry this is going to be a morbid thread....
What would you do if you'd just been told a close family member has inoperable pancreatic cancer? I just got told this today - this morning in fact. I'm a jibbering wreck - we all are. Can't string two words together, sit still, concentrate for very long, stop bursting into tears etc I guess it's shock. I don't know what to do with myself, but hey, I'm not the one with the cancer...
So I have: offered to go home and keep everyone company - my mum said it was OK for now and I didn't need to go; I have also bought a copy of 'It's Not About the Bike' for my auntie, who is the one with the cancer. Hopefully I'll be able to give it to her soon.
But it's not a death sentence, right? She's been offered radiotherapy so they must think there's some chance of getting rid of it. I've tried reading stuff on the internet but it's either scary or incomprehensible.
Has anyone else been there with this and what did you do? I just want to help my family as much as possible. I'm on my own right now and will be until tomorrow. Need to share! Sorry...
What would you do if you'd just been told a close family member has inoperable pancreatic cancer? I just got told this today - this morning in fact. I'm a jibbering wreck - we all are. Can't string two words together, sit still, concentrate for very long, stop bursting into tears etc I guess it's shock. I don't know what to do with myself, but hey, I'm not the one with the cancer...
So I have: offered to go home and keep everyone company - my mum said it was OK for now and I didn't need to go; I have also bought a copy of 'It's Not About the Bike' for my auntie, who is the one with the cancer. Hopefully I'll be able to give it to her soon.
But it's not a death sentence, right? She's been offered radiotherapy so they must think there's some chance of getting rid of it. I've tried reading stuff on the internet but it's either scary or incomprehensible.
Has anyone else been there with this and what did you do? I just want to help my family as much as possible. I'm on my own right now and will be until tomorrow. Need to share! Sorry...