Found Brain Tumor in my Mom 1 Week Before Graduation
Hey everyone, just coming on here to vent.
My mom (54f) is BRCA2 positive which means she is far more likely to have cancer than the average person, including reoccurrence.
She’s been fighting breast cancer for 7 years straight now with some major wins and bad setbacks but yesterday was literally my worst nightmare come true. She’s been consistently better but on constant chemo for about two years but yesterday I (22f) was told that they found a brain tumor in an appointment after she had trouble reading and writing. They’re saying the pressure on her brain is critical and needs to be relieved otherwise it could be life threatening.
I’ve been grieving for my mom for so many years, yet somehow I didn’t see this coming. I thought things were looking up and at the very least, I thought she’d for sure make it to my graduation from UCLA. She works full time despite the chemo and she is the most optimistic person you’ll ever meet. She is so young and so am I, I literally just can’t even imagine a life without her. I’m also an only child so my parents are the best friends and biggest supporters I have. I’m in the middle of finals and I can’t stop crying, let alone finish my schoolwork or even fathom walking the stage.
I just can’t believe this is happening right now. For so many years I told myself as long as it’s not on her brain we can make it through, and just praying that she sees my graduation. This feels so targeted at all of the things that have been getting me through that it feels like a cruel joke. It feels completely surreal this is happening right now at the same time.
Please please pray for a miracle because i’m so scared. I don’t know what to do.