My amazing hubby was diagnosed with cancer in April, it's an aggressive one and was already stage 3. He had surgery which seemed to get it all ,but a few weeks later it had spread. 2 weeks ago we were told it's stage 4 and they can't cure it but can hold it back. We were given 12 months. He's not 40 until.September.
The Week after the terminal news he was in hospital recovering from an infection. I went into a very pragmatic, practical.mode and focused on things to be done. Now he's home it's so much more real. I feel.like I'm already beginning to grieve when he's still here. Is this normal?
Hi Pers45 Welcome to the forum.
Define "normal"?
None of what is happening for you is in anyway normal, nor what any of us expect at this point in our lives. Sadly there is no guide nor book nor any kind of right or wrong way, you find they way that suits you best and you go that way.
Thinking of you and we are here if you need us to say or not say or just for you to sound off when you feel the need. xxxx
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