I'm worried about my wife she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and it might have gone to her lung I'm in bits god knows what she is feeling she is only 42 we have no family to help us and I have to work will I get help ? Thanks in advance
Hi TOBIK and welcome to the Online Community but so sorry to hear about your wife’s diagnosis.
A cancer diagnosis like this can be such a challenging and stressful time but reaching out to the community will give you the opportunity to ask questions and getting support from others who are on the ‘exact’ same journey.
The Community is actually divided into Support Groups (Discussion Rooms) and I can see you have already joined our Carers only support groups. This is a safe place for you to connect with others supporting family and navigating the exact same support challenges as you support your wife.
To go to the group first click on the “Bold Link” I have created above then once the group page opens you can then put up your own post when you’re ready by clicking “+new” or “+” in the top right next to the group title. You can copy and paste the text from this post into your new post.
As for your question about “getting help” and for you to investigate the possibility of getting financial support through the benefit system can I recommend you call our Support Line teams who are available 7 days a week, 8am-8pm on freephone 0808 808 00 00, email or live webchat where you will find one of team there to help you out. We also have our Ask an Expert section but do allow a few working days for a reply.
Talking to people face to face can be very helpful so do check to see if you have any Local Macmillan Support in your area, do also check for a local Maggie's Centre as these folks are amazing.
Do get back to me if you need further help.
