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[quote=Anonymous]My mom was just diagnosed with an aggressive metastatic cancer. She's only 66, was incredibly healthy and fit, and so this comes as a huge shock. We're still waiting for the final diagnosis, but are down to two possibilities, both aggressive cancers with short runways. I live across the county and have two little kids (ages 6 and 3) who are very close to my parents. I'm looking for non-medical suggestions about what people did or wished they'd done for a parent in this situation. For example, I just ordered her the AncestryDna kit that we've always talked about but never got around to ordering, and we are starting a family book club with my mom, dad, and siblings. I previously did lots of interviews with my mom and put together her family history, but other ideas like those would be great.

My mom is ironically a doctor who specialized in preventative medicine and saw lots of cancer patients over the years, so she has the medical piece under control (to the extent that it's controllable). For now, she's also in a good spot mentally and spiritually, although I know there's a hard road ahead. We don't have firm information yet, but based on early indicators and the drastic decline in her health, it sounds like we have less than 6 months unless something miraculous happens. I'm a mess right now, but am trying to focus on positive, meaningful things that I can do to be supportive, either in-person or from a distance. We are flying across the county to visit, but I suspect that having my kids and my niece and nephew there for too long will be exhausting for my parents.

Thanks in advance.[/quote]

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