Relationships and breast cancer

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I have just been diagnosed with Grade 2 HER2 negative but not sure until surgery next week a or b. Im fortunate enought to have a great relationship with my husband but since diagnosis i feel i have nothing to say to him. Is this normal, the new normal :-(

  • Hi there Devondoll, is there anything to say!! It’s a difficult time! I remember thinking that I didn’t want to “burden” my husband with my diagnosis, so tried to keep smiling and appear positive so that he didn’t worry too much. Of course he worried….. and in my darker moments I’d admit to being scared and worried. That was when he could comfort me, when I asked for it. Otherwise, he tried to follow my lead and keep a stiff upper lip. Men often are lost and need us to tell them what we want and need. Ask him how he feels and just start a conversation, sometimes we feel if we don’t discuss something it’s not real. Best of luck, you’ll get through it, you will. xxxx