EmzyH 1 year ago
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Hi there new here
I am a single parent to a 5yo girl, a carer for my Mum and work part time. My mum was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer just over a year ago. She had her Right Kidney, Renal vein, renal gland and 12 lymph nodes removed and started on immunotherapy after she recovered from surgery. But about half way through she had a very severe reaction to the treatment and had to stop treatment. Her last treatment was last October, while we were waiting for her to recover from the reaction her cancer has now spread to her lungs and bones. She started a new advance immunotherapy about 2 weeks ago but its making her very poorly. I feel so distraught if i should give up work but don't know if i would cope financially, just feel so lost. I want to be there for everything for my Mum, but feel so burnt out as get little support from my family. It's really effecting me, as feel like i am just holding onto my job. i enjoy my work as it gives me a bit of normality but then feel rubbish being at work cause I'm constantly worrying about my Mum and if this is all effecting my lovely daughter. Sorry for the ramble, just wanted to see if anyone had any advice or are going through something similar. Emma x