Hi All
My husband is just 47 and has been diagnosed with breast cancer. We have talked about this over past few weeks and are trying to stay positive. However I feel overwhelmed and somewhat still in shock and was wondering is this normal ? Have other people felt this way? Any tips on how to cope so that I can be there for him?
Hi and welcome to the online community
I'm sorry to hear that your husband has just been diagnosed with cancer and I can understand how overwhelmed you are feeling at the moment, although I was the one with cancer not my husband.
There is no right or wrong way to feel and everything you feel is perfectly normal. It might help you to read this from Macmillan about when someone close to you has cancer. It also has a section on looking after yourself as it can be easy to overlook that in your efforts to look after your husband.
I can see that you've already joined the breast cancer group and I'm sure the folks over there will be able to help with any breast cancer specific questions you or your husband might have.
When you have a minute it would be really useful if could pop something about your husband's journey so far into your profile as it helps others when answering or looking for someone with a similar diagnosis. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Edit 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.
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