Hello, my loved one told me that she has cancer. I try to help her in every situation and sometimes make her smile, but sometimes I get reactions like "go live your life", "these are not your responsibilities", and this makes me sad. She thinks that I will get bored with her after a while, but I don't think so. How can I understand her psychology? What are your suggestions?
Hi johndoe22 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community, and I know how a cancer diagnosis can affect the whole family.
The online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the family and friends group where you'll connect with others who have a loved one dealing with cancer, to share experiences and get support.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your loved one's diagnosis and treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
"Never regret a day in your life, good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience"
