Hello
My dad has been diagnosed with bowel cancer
I found out about march time altho had a feeling myself
Im finding every day a struggle to keep positive
I try to get him out in his wheelchair everyday but I get so sore pushing and feel frustrated by saying things like sit back a bit , dont hold on to a door when going past it as ull hurt urself or fall out
I feel very alone and isolated as have to hide when im taking phonecall as he says have people nothing better to do than sit on a phone
So im really struggling, find I cry a lot and feel I dont have any social life anymore
My friends are all going on hols , going out trips , or going out and its not possible for me
Ivw tried explaining this but get told I dont stop u but when I try arrange things my phone goes constantly , I have to cancel or I get told its terrible and I should be here all the time when I get back in so defeats the purpose of anything
Nobody seems to understand
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