National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.

MY MOM CALLED ME TODAY AND SHE WAS CRYING..SHE SAID SHE IS ALREADY SICK OF ALL THE CHANGES SHE IS GOING THROUGH (SO TIRED, NOT DRIVING, BEING DEPENDABLE ON OTHERS, ECT)...SHE SAYS SHE'S READY FOR IT ALL TO BE DONE AND SHE HASN'T EVEN STARTED CHEMO YET..SHE HAS ALWAYS BATTLED DEPRESSION AND MENTAL ISSUES THIS JUST SEEMS TO BE MAKING IT WORSE. WHAT DO I DO OR SAY TO HER? I TELL HER I WILL COME GET HER ANYTIME SHE WANTS, I TELL HER THIS IS JUST FOR AWHILE SHE WILL FEEL BETTER AGAIN AND HAVE ENERGY AND SO ON, I TRY VERY HARD TO PUT GOOD THOUGHTS IN HER HEAD BUT I'M JUST NOT SURE ANY OF IT MATTERS. I'M NOT EVEN SURE HOW LONG SHE HAS TO DO THE CHEMO AND THEN SHE WILL HAVE RADIATION TREATMENTS. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS LIKE TIME IS MOVING IN SLOW MOTION. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY LOVED, I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE HARD AND THERE WILL BE BAD DAYS BUT WHAT DO I DO, I DON'T WANT TO PUSH HER TO DO SOMETHING IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO.