I start by saying that I know we are lucky. My husband has lymphoma but is responding well to treatment. As I said we know that makes us lucky.
His diagnosis was awful timing though, we had waited 10 months to start our IVF treatment and 5 days before starting we got the news. So we stopped that journey dead and started this one.
We are 5 months into treatment and have at least another 3 months to go.
You all know it’s a tough journey; constant appointments, worry and helplessness. My friends and family see that my house is clean, there is food in, I’m going to work everyday and assume that I’m fine. No one really asks how we are doing or has offers any help. I’m not a person to ask for help and you’d think my family would know that! They don’t see (ask about) the emotional and mental toll it takes to keep up with all these things and not let anyone down.
Everyone wants to put a positive spin on our situation as they think they’re helping. It would be nice if someone said, we know this must be hard, how are you feeling!?
It just feels like a very lonely place to be at the moment.
xx
