recently diagnosed
hello everyone, i’ve just discovered this subreddit. my mom (61F) was just diagnosed with this awful disease. i’m not sure the specifics they only told us it was a tumour on the left side of her brain. she was admitted to the hospital on June 15th as my dad noticed her acting weird (stumbling, slurring words, seemed drunk lol) and thought we should have her checked out just in case. thank god he did. it’s so strange because she was completely fine the day before but i suppose that’s how things go.
she had surgery on June 23rd i believe to remove as much as they could and get the sample to pathology. she was still completely herself after the surgery with no complications. she meets with the oncologist tomorrow i believe and then treatment will start after that.
she’s at home now and is doing well. the only symptom we really notice is her memory is not all there and she repeats herself a lot. i feel absolutely stupid for being optimistic that maybe she might get through this and we’ll have more time. i can’t fathom i might only have another 12-15 months with her.
i am only 21 and i am really struggling with the impending doom of her death. i have always been a mama’s girl and she is truly the glue that holds my family together. shes the sweetest woman on this earth and im pissed off and confused and tired all at once that this has happened. i’m so upset she’s going to miss all of me and my older sisters life milestones. she’ll never see us get married, holidays will never be the same, she won’t see me turn 25,30,35,etc.
my dad and sister have been doing all the heavy lifting as i live and work 2 hours away and can only go up to help on weekends. i feel extremely guilty im not there every second and making the most of the time i have left with my mom. calling and texting only goes so far.
this is more of just a rant because reddit is cheaper than therapy but if anyone took the time to read this i want you to tell your mom you love her if she’s still around. my biggest regret is i should have called more, please don’t let that be yours.