Hello!
I tend to be a pretty secretive person, but as my dads prognosis has got worse during the last year I fear I might have to at least start building my support network extending outside of family.
How do I break the news to my friends that he has cancer? How do I tell them what support I need from them? How much support can I ask for?
Hi Calvin
I think you'll be surprised at how supportive people will be when you let them in. It's impossible to know what support we will need and when, a lot of the time we just need to know that we have people that will be there should we need them.
I don't have many 'in real life' friends, but have opened up to people when I'm struggling. One friend replied to me last week with "The phrase 'it takes a village' doesn't just apply to raising kids"
I am sure they will want to be there for you as much as they can be.
Mike
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