My husband has been diagnosed with rectal cancer and is due to start chemo and radiology to shrink the tumour before surgery. He has a different form of cancer a couple of years ago and is all clear on that. He is a very angry man who is not coping well with the loss of control and his frustration and anxiety has turned into physical and emotional abuse. I know that it is not his fault, it os so much to cope with and his frustration manifests in anger but I am struggling to cope with the moods….one minute it’s all positive thinking, the next he is being vile and hitting me. I want to be supportive and ignore the bad stuff but I am struggling to let it go. Advice please.
Hi Allygator23
I have only just seen your post and whilst it’s a hard process to go through for a patient it’s unacceptable to become abusive .
I am going to ask admin to contact you to offer support .
Take care ,
Court
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