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Emperor@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Yes, do what you can do make your extra time as special as possible and if a wig helps, go for it. Remember to also use this time wisely and document everything you can - get videos of her telling her old stories, family memories, jokes or songs. I’d also consider getting a swab for genetic genealogy purposes (although it may be the doctors have offered a DNA test if there’s a genetic component - she’s very young for this and at least one friend who went through cancer recently found it was inheritable).

I lost my Mum in a car crash when I was 27 and you lose so much - her grandkids largely know her from photos and the stories we tell. Unfortunately, those don’t really capture her personality and spirit like a video would. My Dad died during lockdown and it was 4 days, start to finish, and for most of the time he was on morphine so there was no real way to properly talk to him or even for anyone in the wider family to say their goodbyes. So any extra time you have is really important, make good use of it.

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