DEAR JANE: My brother's terminal cancer is ruining my relationship with my mom and dad By Jane Green For Dailymail.Com Published: 12:18 BST, 28 July 2024 | Updated: 12:18 BST, 28 July 2024 e-mail View comments Dear Jane, My brother is dying from cancer and has been sick for the last five years. He was diagnosed when he was 13 and our family basically broke apart because of it.
Then, two years ago, doctors told us he probably wasn’t going to make it another five years – and we all fell apart again. I love my brother, I love being a big sister, and I literally feel like a part of me has been dying every day since he found out about the cancer. But for the entire time that he’s been sick, I’ve basically felt like I’ve been forgotten by my family.
I know that my brother’s illness is a lot for everyone to deal with and I get that my parents want to give everything they can to helping him fight it, but I just wish that didn’t mean that everything in my life went unnoticed. Be the first to comment Be one of the first to comment Comments Do YOU have a question for Jane? Ask it here: Dear Jane..
. They’ve forgotten birthdays, said nothing when I’ve been promoted, or moved in with my boyfriend. Everything is about my brother’s cancer and his treatment, and making sure that he’s happy and comfortable.
Which I get! I feel like the world’s biggest b** for even saying this because I want more than anything for my brother to be OK. But it kind of feels like his illnes.