Good evening all,
My partner of 18 months has had news in the past few weeks that his cancer has spread. He was in initially diagnosed 4.5 years ago and has been on very successful treatment but sadly it has stopped working. I don't know how to help. I make soup instead of crying to make sure he gets the right foods in him. I try to be upbeat as if I am sad he tells me to walk away. I don't know how you all do it?? I desperately want to be here for him but he wants me to walk away. How do I navigate this? He is in so much pain, there is nothing i can do aside from making sure he takes the right meds at the right time. I feel so useless. I just wanted to add that if you are reading this, I am so sorry, you must be going through something awful too. x
Hi and welcome to the Online Community, although I am so sorry to see you finding us and so sorry to hear about your partners cancer has returned, this must be hard for you to deal with. You are not useless, you can only do your best at these times and there are no handbooks that can help navigate this.
You may also find our Carers only, Family and friends and Supporting someone with incurable cancer groups a benefit as you will connect with others supporting family through their cancer journey.
Follow the links I've created above then choose ‘click to join' on the page that opens.
You can then introduce yourself and post questions selecting '+New' or '+' (depending on the device you're using) and join in with existing discussions by clicking on 'reply'.
It’s always good to talk, our Macmillan support line is open every day from 8am to 8pm and it's free to call. Clicking here will give you more information on what the Support Line offers. Alternatively, if it's easier for you then you can email them or use the online chat.
All the very best.
Mike - Thehighlander
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