Thanks a lot for sharing this! Yesterday, I looked at a site named Borgen.dk. I did it with Chrome translation, but I was unable to find the information you needed. because of my last job, I met several Danish people but I could not establish a relationship with any of them. Partially I guess because of my own limitations to understand other cultures. So, I am not sure about national values or traits. Anyway, maybe you have this mandate of solidarity towards your family or the older generations. I think it is a good thing but your case is exceptional. You have an illness that requires specific care, nutrition, peace of mind, etc. and this situation is just temporary: you will get better eventually and then get a job and so on. There is nothing to feel ashamed about.
Also, I wanted to share this anecdote: in Singapore, there was an increase of older people suicides. The government was concerned about it. They found out that it was for a gap in social security. Singapore was a country of a rapid growth with high avoidance to taxation. Thus, social services, etc were very limited but in turn there was a lot of employment and people in General were doing just fine. But older people could not catch up. And there was this Asian cultural background that parents must not be a burden for their children. So even their children were doing fine economically, older parents preferred to kill themselves to ask for money to their children, in absence of sufficient pensions or safety nets for the elderly. Then Singapore government said they would review their programs. I am not sure if they did, finally. At that time, I though in my country some older people may feel too uncomfortable to ask for help to their children but not at the point older people in Singapore do.
Anyway, I wanted to tell you this so you could reflect on how many of our ideas come from our culture, if this is the case. These ideas are very rooted and sometimes make us to make bad decisions. I think your mom is grateful you told her about your test. She wants to be there for you. I wish you the best and thank you for updating us again