Disturbing phone call.

[LBP]

I received a call from my mother last night. She's on the mend from cancer, and all signs point to a full recovery. Still, it's been tough on her... And in her call she made it clear that if she had to undergo anything like this again, she was going to kill herself.

 

I'm writing this because I don't feel like I can tell anyone in the real world, and also because I don't know what to do with this information. If anyone has words of advice, I'd love to hear them...

[waveseer]

She told you because she trusts you and believes that you are understanding enough to explain her position to others should it ever come to that. It's her wish, one that she can't put down in a will.

[LBP]

She told you because she trusts you and believes that you are understanding enough to explain her position to others should it ever come to that. It's her wish, one that she can't put down in a will.

 

That's what I've decided...

[Crazyaboutdogs]

I received a call from my mother last night. She's on the mend from cancer, and all signs point to a full recovery. Still, it's been tough on her... And in her call she made it clear that if she had to undergo anything like this again, she was going to kill herself.

 

I'm writing this because I don't feel like I can tell anyone in the real world, and also because I don't know what to do with this information. If anyone has words of advice, I'd love to hear them...

 

She may say this now while it is still fresh in her mind....it doesn't mean she would follow through if the cancer came back.

[nutbrownhare]

She may say this now while it is still fresh in her mind....it doesn't mean she would follow through if the cancer came back.

Exactly - it all looks very different when you're faced with the imminent possibility of cancer, as opposed to having just got through the whole trauma.

 

Stating seriously you're going to kill yourself is a very angry thing to do - second only to threatening to kill someone else - and maybe it might be an idea for her to get some counselling so that she can express some of that anger and sense of injustice in a safe environment. In any case, bottling it all up will not help her future prognosis at all.

 

Here's hoping that her full recovery happens!

[LBP]

Exactly - it all looks very different when you're faced with the imminent possibility of cancer, as opposed to having just got through the whole trauma.

 

Stating seriously you're going to kill yourself is a very angry thing to do - second only to threatening to kill someone else - and maybe it might be an idea for her to get some counselling so that she can express some of that anger and sense of injustice in a safe environment. In any case, bottling it all up will not help her future prognosis at all.

 

Here's hoping that her full recovery happens!

 

She's already in counseling and anti-depressants. But indeed... The two of us will talk about this again.