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Jenny, daughter
I was near Franz Joseph glacier, in New Zealand when I found out that my mum had been diagnosed with cancer. I had decided to call mum even though I’d been a bit slack in keeping in contact over the past 5 months of travelling. She said that I must be psychic for calling on that day and was I sitting down. I said I wasn’t as I was in a phone booth and she told me she had found a lump in her breast and been told it was malignant that day.I went back to my friend and spilled my tea everywhere but didn’t tell her what mum had told me even though we had been best friends since school. I was very upset and in shock, but did end up telling Neety later in the day and we looked at a couple of websites to find out some information. Over the following weeks I also felt extreme guilt because I was on the other side of the world and my plans were to work in Australia for a year. All I could think was that she had done everything for me as I grew up and I should go straight back there. My dad, sister and mum all said things were fine and I really didn’t need to come back but I still felt very guilty. In the end I stayed in Australia for 3 months and came back as mum was going into hospital after completing her course of chemo.
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