My other half was diagnosed with throat cancer in January 2025, after an agonising 16-week wait. He’s since undergone a grueling course of 30 radiotherapy sessions and 5 rounds of chemotherapy. Sadly, we've now been told the cancer has spread to his liver, lungs, and bones.we were told less than 12 months he is having immunotherapy. I have continued to work and financially support us.
He's changed a lot emotionally, and it’s been hard—he struggles with me having any kind of life outside of caring for him. While he’s still physically managing and carrying on with daily life for now, I know things will get more difficult with time.
Some close friends have kindly paid for me to join them on a short break to Malta this October. I really feel like I need this time to recharge, but he’s strongly against me going. He makes me feel guilty and selfish for even considering it. I’m exhausted—physically and emotionally—and I honestly don’t know what to do. Should I go?
