Mom's diagnosed and I'm a basket case again

WaitForIt

Two years out from my diagnosis I was starting to do better, using antidepressants and therapy and meditation to regain my equilibrium. Then my mom was diagnosed a month ago (stage 2 or 3 Her-2 positive occult BC in her axillary nodes), and I've been a mess since then. I had been telling myself that my DCIS was a fluke in a family without cancer, and that I had nothing to worry about in the future. But now I fear that's not true. My mom tested negative for a huge panel of genetic mutations, so there's no answer there. And seeing her go through this is wrenching. I cry at the drop of a hat, my memory sucks, my job seems irrelevant. Does this sound familiar to any of you? Just need to know I'm not alone and not crazy.

Meow13

I think it very hard to see your Mom go through this. My mom had a stroke and I was a basket case. Good luck to you both.