Hi All
My husband collapsed in Dec with metastasic spinal cord compression after being treated for 12 years for prostate cancer.
he can’t walk now and I am his main and only carer. We thankfully have a large house and he has settled into our rear living room and I am currently organising a downstairs wet room building which should be finished in a couple of weeks. We have installed a ramp in our front drive area and are getting on ok. Unfortunately his oncologist has told us that people with his conditions live on average about 12months. This kind of puts a bit of a damper on things. To put it mildly. However we are trying to enjoy what’s left as much as possible. Sadly involves eating lots of nice things which means we have both put on weight! Not so good. C’est la vie. We’ve had a good life and been able to travel all over the world.
Hi , so sorry to hear about your news about your husband, this is a challenging time in so many ways and it is important to continue to make memories.
I see that you have been posting in the Community before and you may want to connect with others dealing with the practical challenges of supporting someone so do consider joining our Carers only and supporting someone with incurable cancer groups as you will connect with others supporting family and friends through their cancer journey.
The Community is organised into support groups so can I recommend you join our supportive
To join a group just click on the link above then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens.
You can then introduce yourself by putting up a ‘New Thread’ or hit the box with the X on the top right (phones), 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'.
It’s always good to talk so do call the Macmillan Support Services on 0808 808 00 00 - most services are open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week Clicking here to see what is available. This service can give lots of information, support, financial guidance or just a listening ear. We also have our Ask an Expert section (I see that you have used this service) but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.
((hugs))
