Hello everyone.
My partner, my best friend and love of my life, just found out that his mom has only few months left, cancer has spread too much, no therapy is possible.
My dad fought a battle with cancer, and has passed after two years of great suffering.
I want to help and support my partner and his dad, I want to be there for his mom, for all of them, in every possible way, but my partner is suffering in silence and has difficulty opening up. He is generally like that. Whatever I ask him, he tells me not to worry or gives me short answers.
I would greatly appreciate any advice, in sense of how i can provide emotional support, practical help and anything else.
Where should I start from?
Thank you
Hi Glod
A warm welcome to our community, I hope you find it both informative and supportive.
I am Steve one of our community champions and my experience with cancer is through my wife who has Leiomyosarcoma.
Sorry to hear about your partners mom and of course your dad too. It sounds like your dad's experience was rather different to that of your partners mom and that can be tricky.
One thing I know I find quite difficult can be coping with silence when I think I should be helping, Sometimes of course simply knowing you are there might be the best support we can give.
Something I find quite helpful is looking at your emotions when someone has cancer in that coming to recognize the emotions and accept them as normal can help to make them feel a bit less overwhelming.
<<hugs>>
Steve
