Hello everybody.
My wife was diagnosed with inoperable stage 4 small bowel cancer last june.
She finished 4 months of chemo at christmas and has been told her condition is stable after the treatment.
She is having a break until her next scan in april.
Hi @steveho and a warm welcome to the Online Community but sorry that you needed to find us. I am also very sorry to hear about your wife's diagnosis. This has been such a shock for both you and your wife and is a very difficult time to navigate.
The Community is organised into dedicated support groups so can I recommend you join our supportive Bowel (colon and rectum) cancer group, this will be a good place to connect with others navigating the support of a family member on the same type of cancer journey.
Follow the link above then introduce yourself by putting up a ‘New Thread’, you could just copy and paste the text from this your first post. You can also join in with existing discussions by clicking on 'reply'.
Talking with others caring for family and friends will help a lot so do checkout our Family and friends, Carers only and supporting someone with incurable cancer group, Groups as you will connect with others making the same journey supporting family and friends through their cancer journey.
It’s always good to talk and the Macmillan Support Services provides lots of information, support, financial guidance or just a listing ear.
Most services are open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week and it's free to call on 0808 808 00 00 have a look by Clicking here to see what is available and we also have our Ask an Expert section, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
Welcoming hugs to you both, xx
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