Rose - 13 years old

She has known for a while that her cancer is terminal, and she told me a few days ago. I don't want to believe it.

Hi, my mum has been ill since 2014, and they thought she had kidney stones, so she has lots of operations. But she was still ill and in 2015 they diagnosed her with bladder cancer, this was terrifying as I always thought of cancer as a horrible thing but I never thought it would affect me.

She had chemo and an operation to remove her bladder, it went well and they told her the cancer was gone.

My mum was ill again just before Christmas of 2015, with an infection, they found out her cancer had come back in two places. I was heartbroken, it was such a shock. She has had radiotherapy which helped a bit.

She has known for a while that her cancer is terminal, and she told me a few days ago. I don't want to believe it. Why does it have to happen to us? Or anyone? It is spreading fast, so I'm just going to spend every day with my mum like it's her last.

It's hard because I feel lonely, none of my friends understand, even though they are supportive. I want my mum to be proud of me, she is my best friend and I know that she will look down on me and watch me grow up. I hope you know that you're not alone, that it's happening to other people too.

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