Four weeks ago, my 57 year old ex-husband was diagnosed with cancer. It is now terminal and he has a Macmillan cancer support team to help him to the end. Our son and I travelled up to see him last week as we were advised that he only had 2-4 weeks left. He lives 3 hours away so it was probably the last time I'll see him.
I'm struggling with the fact it has happened so fast and my heart is breaking at the thought of losing him. Every time my phone rings, I think he's gone.
How do I deal with my emotions so I can support our son?
Hi ScoobyOoby
Sorry to read about your ex-husband and the concerns over your emotions and of course the impact on your son. If we look at Your feelings when someone has cancer especially the emotions bit we can see how common these feelings are, that can help a little take away the being alone feeling. How old is your son? He may well benefit from the same advice especially around finding someone to talk to and it is surprising how that being someone anonymous over the phone or on the forum here can help.
<<hugs>>
Steve
