New to the community

Hi , welcome to the online community, I think it’s lovely that your supporting your boyfriend. I’m a patient myself and considerably older but I thought I’d pop in to help with your question and how to get your request to the best group of people who will know what you are going through. 

In these times when I’m self isolating there’s quite a bit of information about keeping in touch with friends around, your friends suggestion of writing a letter each week is good, or texting or emailing or a video call, or a small gift left for him if you have a daily walk that can pass by. There’s a bit of Macmillan info below that might help and it has a good section on talking about cancer as it’s not always easy to get it right, and sometimes listening is more important.

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/supporting-someone/emotional-support-for-family-and-friends/how-to-support-someone-with-cancer#talking_about_treatment

The online community is split into groups so I’m thinking the friends and family group will be brilliant for you, I’ll put the link below for you to click on to get there quicker, and a link to a few hints about being new to the community.

https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer_experiences/being_a_relative_/discussions

https://community.macmillan.org.uk/blogs/b/community_news/posts/are-you-new-here-tips-and-guidance-from-the-community

Best wishes