The big C.

So my mother finally saw a specialist and had tests done and the bladder cancer is bigger than expected.  She is in a lot of pain and losing a lot of blood.  She's weak, tired and finding it difficult to cope.

Everything seems to be taking such a long time.  It took six weeks to see a specialist.  Another week to have tests done.  And then a three week wait to have exploratory surgery (which is next week).

This will be followed by another wait until she can have the cancer removed.