As the partner of someone with long term cancer my issue is how much to involve friends and family - over contacting a forum - I don't want to overwhelm friends and family and I don't want them constantly asking questions either - no doubt there is not answer but any ideas?
Hi Madagascar
My wife has Leiomyosarcoma but it has been stable now for about 10 years. I have been very open about this and found new friends who were also affected by cancer but had never felt able to talk about it.
I struggled in the early days, some members of our family also have had issues with cancer in the past and in some cases it felt that they had difficulty with our news because it brought back difficult memories for them.
One book I found quite interesting was The Secret C by Julie Stokes. Also having talked with our local Maggies and worked through the question of "if not now then when".
You are right of course there is real power in the forum and it can be very helpful, remember to the phone line is there for everyone.
Perhaps the biggest part of my answer is take all the help you can get.
<<hugs>>
Steve
