Hi, my husband has finished radiotherapy and chemotherapy recently. It’s been a very difficult treatment for him and he was hospitalised numerous times. He is now very withdrawn and I can’t reach him or help him. I’m experiencing difficult emotions and finding each day is a mountain to climb. I feel guilty as I’m not the person going through cancer and my love and support is for my husband, but he doesn’t want my help or my company.
Hi LizzieB38 and a warm welcome to the Macmillan Community but so sorry to hear about your husband and the challenges you are dealing with
A cancer journey in the family like this can be such a challenging and stressful time but getting support from others who are dealing with the ‘exact same' support challenges can help you a lot.
I have cancer so not best places to give you the support you need,
But I do see that you have already joined and put up a post in our dedicated….
……. support group. This is a good safe place to unpack the practical and emotional challenges of supporting your husband and to get support for yourself
It is an emotional time supporting family so you might find this Macmillan information your feelings when someone has cancer helpful as well as this link getting help with your emotions.
The Macmillan Support Line is open between 8am-8pm (timings may differ across services) 7 days a week on 0808 808 00 00…… this service provides cancer information, practical information, emotional support or just a listening ear.
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 navigating the community ((hugs))
