How do you cope?

FormerMember
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Hi All. My husband was diagnosed with mixed cellularity Hodkin's Lymphoma . It was quite a shock to the system, bearing in mind he's never even had a flu. I think we are now passed the first shock phase but it is really difficult to cope with  his mood swings and unpleasant behaviours. I am supporting him every way I can but it feels sometimes like whatever I do or say is never right. Do you have the similar experiences and if so, how do you deal with those? 

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    Hi, my partner was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last August and had a whipples operation in November. He has refused chemo and also has a bleeding mole on his back. He hasn't let me go to any of the appointments, always had a strong personality. He was very angry for a few months, the pancreatic nurses said they could not believe the change in him. Thankfully he has settled down a bit and even started a carpentry course one evening a. Week. This has also helped, but his motivation has otherwise been poor. His appitite is not good following surgery and medication and we used to go out for meals, now there is no pleasure in that. Its taking one day at a time, some are good some are not so good xx