I was so sad to see this.
I lost my mum to glioblastoma last year. She was young fit and healthy, working full time and full of life. Then one day she woke up with an excruciating headache and confusion, was taken to hospital, had the tumour removed and was diagnosed with GBM4.
She lived 15 months and every single minute was horrific. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
Brain cancer completely decimated her, it chips away bit by bit and you grieve for that person long before they die. The day she died my overwhelming feeling was one of peace and weirdly happiness, I was just so happy that she was finally free of it. I wouldn't have wished for another day with her if it meant her living with that cancer. I felt happy to know that she was free of pain and not suffering with the knowledge of what was to come. Obviously the other feelings came later.
She was my best friend and the heart of our family.
You never know which will be the day you will step out of bed and put your feet on the floor, and it will be the day your whole world changes. I remember hearing before mum was ever sick and I never liked it then, but it's so true. Your life can change in seconds. One phone call and that's it.
Love the people who love you and don't worry about the other things, when that day comes none of the rest of it will matter x