Newly diagnosed mother
Hi everyone, My mother has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. We are only in the early stages. They have found the cancer in her lymph nodes under her arm and currently can not find the primary...
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@onemargie I'm sorry to hear about the superfund. That is ridiculous. It's your money and people should access it when they really need to especially in illness.
In my household there is only Mum and myself. We were told by Centrelink that she would be able to receive sickness leave but that's only $500 f/n. How are you supposed to pay a mortgage with that. I'm relieved that her bank understands her situation and have done a agreed deal with her but i feel for the people who fall too behind in rent or mortgage payments.
We had got a call from the radiology team today. They think they have found the primary source from her breast. She has a biopsy on Friday.
@fairydust thanks for your ideas and suggestions :) I'm pretty much doing that now. No complaints from me, I'm more than happy to help. In my opinion I feel she is slowly getting depressed. She is constantly upset that she has to have more tests and they are painful ( I'm sure they are and I empathise for her ) I have to keep making positive comments and keeping it positive. On Tuesday she went for her breast MRI because she went through with it I had taken her out to get a pedicure. Now I have to find something positive to do after biopsy. Any suggestions?
I am going to speak to her surgeon on Monday, which is her next appointment. There has to be some sort of non formal "counselling" that she can have. I'm more worried about how she stresses out and always saying that she doesn't want to do anymore. The more she stresses the more I get stressed.
I think also this may have something to do with her brother passing from breast cancer 6 months ago.
In my household there is only Mum and myself. We were told by Centrelink that she would be able to receive sickness leave but that's only $500 f/n. How are you supposed to pay a mortgage with that. I'm relieved that her bank understands her situation and have done a agreed deal with her but i feel for the people who fall too behind in rent or mortgage payments.
We had got a call from the radiology team today. They think they have found the primary source from her breast. She has a biopsy on Friday.
@fairydust thanks for your ideas and suggestions :) I'm pretty much doing that now. No complaints from me, I'm more than happy to help. In my opinion I feel she is slowly getting depressed. She is constantly upset that she has to have more tests and they are painful ( I'm sure they are and I empathise for her ) I have to keep making positive comments and keeping it positive. On Tuesday she went for her breast MRI because she went through with it I had taken her out to get a pedicure. Now I have to find something positive to do after biopsy. Any suggestions?
I am going to speak to her surgeon on Monday, which is her next appointment. There has to be some sort of non formal "counselling" that she can have. I'm more worried about how she stresses out and always saying that she doesn't want to do anymore. The more she stresses the more I get stressed.
I think also this may have something to do with her brother passing from breast cancer 6 months ago.