Story Depressed, anxious, now my mum is dying

[BluesRunTheGame]

My siblings and I knew she was sick but now we know it's terminal. And it's brutal. It's CJD: a one in a million shot. It takes your cognition, memory and movement and kills you within months.

I have barely just come out of an anxiety crisis (back to depression) and while I was in it the only person I wanted to call was my mum but I already knew she'd pretty much lost her mind, though without knowing why. I thought she'd had a stroke or something. CJD just blows my mind.

My siblings know I'm deep in mental illness and this whole thing is gonna be a lot. A goddawful lot.

Thanks for reading x

 

[absolute]

I know its hard but all you can do is take one day at a time. My father was really sick for the past 3 months and he passed away this morning at 11am. Just 1 day at a time. Time will heal.

 

[BluesRunTheGame]

I know its hard but all you can do is take one day at a time. My father was really sick for the past 3 months and he passed away this morning at 11am. Just 1 day at a time. Time will heal.

Sorry to hear that my friend. And yes one day at a time is right.

 

[FuneralCry]

I'm sorry that you are in this situation, I can imagine that it must be very painful. Life really is so sad and unfair. I wish you the best.

 

[peanuts]

My gosh that's a tragic situation, I am so sorry to hear. I would really struggle if my mum got sick too. You will get through this somehow, I know it probably feels impossible but you will.

 

[GentleJerk]

Wow, CJD... What I don't get about CJD is they swear it's purely sporadic or genetic, abnormal proteins... yet it's proven to be contagious? So there must be some kind of virus, fungi or bacteria etc responsible. I hate that these things are so rare they will never go very far with researching and understanding it.

I can't even find the words to tell you how much I feel for you and your loved ones who are going through this right now... You don't know how much I wish I could fix this whole situation for you all. I hope you are able to pull through this and I'm wishing you guys and your mother all the strength and courage.