Just had bad news

So sorry for your news hope being on here helps in some small way. So sorry.

Awful news

Craftycat I am so sorry.

Craftycat, So, so, sorry .
But, as a couple of friends upthread has said, cancer treatment has moved forward in leaps and bounds. Never give up hope. While there's life, there's hope. In the meanwhile, I pray your lovely d.i.l., your son and all the family find the strength to travel this bumpy road with courage. Lots of love xxx

Life can be so cruel.
You are going to have to be so strong for your dear family.
I hope that putting your fears and worries on here helps.
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Such very sad news. Take care crafty cat. Those poor children. X

Very sad news indeed lives very unfair sometimes

Craftycat I’m really sorry that your family are facing this. We have been in a similar position as you for the last three plus years. At first I cried at the drop of a hat, mostly in the car or after visiting. I’m not going to go into too much detail here but what I’ve held onto over these years is something my husband said to me after one visit as I was crying he said
“I know she’s going to die, I know it’s beyond sad but before she dies she has to live and so do we” that’s what my aim has been through these very distressing years to give her the encouragement to live the best she can. To support my frightened son to face the day to day emotions and face the future and be there for the children. Hold on tight you can face this. Look after yourself and let others support you while you support your son and his family I and others are here if you need us.

Sorry to hear this horrible news you must be so sad
I hope it’s longer than you are worried it may be
Fingers crossed for you all xxx

Sending love and strength to you and your family. xx

I’m so sorry, Craftycat. I wish I could do more than just send you love. Xxx

Craftycat Morethantwo So sorry to hear what you are going through. Cancer is so cruel. There is support on here and I hope in real life for both of you. Prayers for you both your dils and families before I sleep tonight.

So very sorry, Craftycat. I empathize. It really doesn't seem fair at all for anyone to deal with this stuff, especially someone so young. My son was in his thirties when he was diagnosed with cancer and "statistically" he only had a 5% chance of making it through 2 years. After surgery, chemo and radiation, the cancer was in remission 7 years later!

We were so happy and then, this last August, he was diagnosed with a separate cancer, also said to be terminal. He's been receiving chemo and immunotherapy since then and his last scan showed the tumor growth slowing so we have hope. The numbers are just numbers and sometimes being young and strong enough can make a big difference. More new treatments and trials are being made available all the time.

Sending love and hugs to you and your family.

and to you, too, Morethantwo

Sending you and your family love and hope Craftycat
Best Wishes and thoughts to everyone else also.

Sending love and prayers craftycat x

Such wisdom in your husband's words morethan. Sending love to you as well - your family are also constantly in my prayers x

So sorry Craftycat, this is awful news.

There are many wise and caring thoughts from everyone on this thread. I think you are so right to find a place to put feelings into words, ‘let go’, weep and rant.

There’s an army of lovely women here for you, to listen and offer support.
Try to remember to look after yourself whilst being strong and supporting the rest of your family. ?

Sending you love and prayers

I am so sorry to hear that - life isn't fair and sometimes a good cry can be beneficial. It won't change the situation but may release some of the angst you must be experiencing.
I can understand your wanting to protect the children but may I suggest it might be useful to seek professional advice / guidance on how best to manage this so that when / if the time comes you are prepared...........

Sorry to hear your news. My friend has similar situation as yours, illness, ages, children etc.Once you have absorbed the news the best way forward is to help them make memories ie days out holidays babysit so they can go away for the night. Walks in the park etc. It maybe years so you don’t have to cram everything in just make some lists and gently work through them. It’s helping my friend look forward to happy times out.

I do hate this new rule doctors have about being required to tell you if you're going to die. Your son and dil could have lived another few happy years before it became obvious, now the few years they still have will be spent on death row with it always in the back of their minds.

So sorry to hear the awful news. Nothing I can say more than many have already said but sending you ?x

And I should have added obviously there is hope, and time to find new treatments, and they may get lucky. I hope they do x

Heart-breaking ?
Life is so fragile.
Let it out cc, big virtual hugxx