My mother was diagnosed 25 years ago with a rare form of cancer, which results in the growth of granulosis cell tumors on various internal organs. Today, after three rounds of chemotherapy and 9 surgerys, she is still fighting. I admire her perserverance, but at the same time, she seems to be holding on, mentally, by a thin thread. I realize that she is a remarkable case and that she has probably been through more trauma than most people, yet as of recently, she has been abusing her pain medication, which is very upseting to all of her family. Ive confronted her in the past but she responds with a long list of valid excuses for why she needs "something" to help her cope. I wish this "something" could be less detrimental to her. Im faced now with a difficult decision because I feel as though its too upsetting to me to watch her abuse her medication, but I feel too guilty to cut ties complete. Can anyone relate?
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