My husband's cancer

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Hi, I am 59 and my husband is 64, we have been married for 42 years, 12 months ago he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in both lungsBlush and spine, although he is doing quite well on his treatment we know he will not get better, we are struggling as a couple to find a balance that works, he doesn't like to talk about his cancer or how he feels and this is causing problems because I feel shut out even though that's not what he means to do, I am scared and need to talk sometimes.

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    Sorry about the smiley face that is not supposed to be there, feel anything but smiley.

  • Hi - type on here whenever you need, someone is always listening but if you need to hear a voice and an instant fix the helpline is open 7 days a week 8am to 8pm. I have cried at them in the past and they are very patient.

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    Thank you, it's good to know that I can reach out if I need to, I have had ill health in the past and my husbands been there every step behind me, now it's him that's unwell and I realise how hard this must have been for him. The uncertainty of everything is so hard, when it's you then you know how you feel, when it's someone you have spent so much of your life with that's been told they won't get better you are useless and helpless, when they push you away at every step it hurts and I find this hurt hard to handle, I want so badly to be let in and I don't know how to do this, any advice from anyone would be so welcome.