My husband has colon cancer, it's been found in the early stages....we have a young family, our youngest two are 9 andc10...we are 51 and 53....
I don't feel like I'm supporting him well enough, he's a big character, and has turned to drink as he's scared....he keeps having out bursts of tears and strong emotions, which of course is understandable...he's recently had an mri scan, and we hear tomorrow, what the plan is...
I just want to carry on as normal especially in front of the kids, until we know the outcome of that....but I'm really struggling to hold it together...I need to be strong for him and the kids, and I'm terrified of the future...I'm kind of shutting him out, just when he needs me most...I really don't know what to do or feel...any advice would be so very welcome, as I've no one to talk to about all this...thank you! X
I will get on both of those later today...thank you x
Hello, can I ask more about your liver cyst? I have a similar situation going on.
Thanks
My husband had to have an additional scan on his liver as the CT showed something. The subsequent MRI on his liver showed it was just a cyst and nothing to worry about. our consultant said this was very common and whilst they would continue to monitor it for a number of years, they were not concerned about it at all. Hope you are ok x
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