A single mom has opened up about her pain and grief after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
48-year-old Louise Hayward from the town of Whitchurch in England is a loving mother to three young children including Louie, 7, Faith, 9, and William, 19.
Her children, however, face becoming orphans at a young age after their mom was diagnosed with bowel cancer which quickly spread to her other organs including her lungs and liver.
As Louise revealed, her kids have no idea of her prognosis and she doesn’t know how to tell them that their mother could be gone at any time.
“All of this is so scary – I was never expecting to be told I was dying. In November 2022, they told me there is nothing else they can do – I was devastated,” the 48-year-old revealed.
“I begged them to give me more chemotherapy – which they did – but it’s hard to accept I am going to die soon.”
Speaking of her worries about her kids, she added: “I just think, why did they have to be born into this life. They know about my cancer but I haven’t been able to tell them I’m dying.
“How do I tell them they’re going to lose their mum at such a young age? Any money I can save up for them before I pass will make it easier for them when I do.”
Louise has since launched a GoFundMe page in an attempt to raise money to help her sister who will become the children’s guardian after her passing.
“I’m being ripped away from them I just want them to have to struggle less. So if you could please help even if it’s a penny just for my children,” she wrote.
The mother-of-three also revealed that her youngest relies on her the most and that she took care of her children on her own while battling her illness.
“I did the housework, cooked, took them to school, on my own – looking at me even now, you’d never believe I was ill,” she added.
“It’s so hard to accept that in reality, I am going to die soon.”
Our thoughts remain with Louise and her family during this challenging time.
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