My friend's mom has cancer!

China
May 26, 2008 9:38pm CST
At first my friend's mom had an operation to remove her gallstone. Then she cannot eat and kept on vomiting. Her doctor diagnosed her of depression. My friend and her siblings kept on asking her what's wrong but she just said nothing. Her vomiting kept on continuing then at last her doctor found a tumor inside her stomach. She underwent operation then found out that it was cancer and she only has six months left to live. If she will undergo chemo therapy, she can live about a year. I really feel so sad for my friend. Her dad had already died years ago far what disease I already forgot, now her mom is also going away. Their financial status is not very good since her dad was away and she has 5 brothers and sisters. Plus her mom's medical expenses and hospitalization, its really very hard for them. I don't know what to say to comfort her.Can anyone give me some suggestions?
2 responses
dhangski
@dhangski (3194)
• Philippines
27 May 08
Sorry to hear about your friend's mom. It is really a tough situation of what she is going through right now. I suggest that you give her your full moral support. Tell her that you'll always be beside her. Help her the best way you could. And don't forget to encourage her to always pray.
giokhim
@giokhim (32)
• China
27 May 08
Thank you for your advice. I will do my best to give her all the support that she needs but prayer is the best way to help her this time. In this kind of situation only God can help her. I hope that you would also help me pray for her. thanks
dhangski
@dhangski (3194)
• Philippines
28 May 08
I will include your friend and her mom in my prayers. Prayer can really move mountains. And I really do believe that miracles do really happen through prayers.
KevinDing
@KevinDing (194)
• China
27 May 08
I am sorry to hear that about you friend`s mother.I must say your friend is in bad condition now. Yet you can do something to ease her.The folowing are my suggestions: First,you should convice her that this disease can be controled and her mother can live more than a year.Sometims an honest lie to her mother is acceptable. Second you can give her some help,materiral or spiritual whatever.You also call you friends to help her. Best wishes.
giokhim
@giokhim (32)
• China
27 May 08
Yeah my friend is really in bad condition now. and sometimes no matter how we give her advices or comfort her, it still won't change her condition so its quite hard when you are in that situation yourself. I will try to give her all my support and prayer is the very most important because God is a miraculous healer and only can do it. not even the doctors can.. thank you for your reply.