not what i was expecting to hear.....

gemkelmia03
Posted by gemkelmia03
25 Feb 2013

so today i found out my younger sister has a brain tumour she has known for a couple of months and not told anyone due to not wanting to worry anyone, she is refusing treatment as she says i dont want to lose all my hair etc i just want to live a normal life. She has told me im not to tell anyone, i know her looks are really important to her and i know that she s worried about losing her job through illness (she has not told them about her illness) as she has a 7yr old to look after and i know she must be scared and that could be why she says she just wants to live a normal life but ignoring it isnt going to make this go away basically i am just looking for some advice on how to support her so please help. thank u

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si-83
28 Feb 2013
So sorry, i know how hard this kind of news hits. Try your best to be supportive, find out all the information on her condition as you can, try to help her engage with other people in similar situations, work groups, forums etc. If it's treatable with a good prognosis then try your best to talk sense into her to get it sorted before it gets to bad to treat. I don't really know what to say apart from i understand exactly how hard this can be and appreciate the amount of concern you have, just try to keep cool and do what you can for her, i know it isn't easy but try imagine how much harder it all must be for her. Try not to worry, there is only so much you can do and there's no point in worrying about things that aren't certain or can't be changed.

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