So after a diagnosis in October 2025 my husbands lung cancer spread to his pelvic bone and spine, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy hadn’t touched it! He had 8 lots of Chemotherapy pl
ned but only managed two and he said No more! Two weeks ago we received the heart breaking news that he only has between 3 and 8 weeks to live! My heart is breaking and everyday I go see him I c,I’m sad for the man I’ve lost and sad for the man I’ve had in my life for 32 years that won’t be there when I wake up in the mornings and the man who won’t be on the end of the phone everyday w checks in on me to make sure I’m alright never felt so helpless before and don’t know how I gonna carry on without him
Hello School,
I'm Derek, one of the community champions in the lung cancer forum and try to help out in whatever way I can.
I am very sorry indeed to read your post and to hear of your husband's situation. Macmillan can provide practical and emotional support to help you deal with this and I've attached a link below containing all they can offer to help you. Please use this as you need to help you through this most difficult time. Ways to contact Macmillan directly for one-to-one support can be found towards the end of the document.
I have also placed links to two other forums below that you may like to consider joining should you wish to connect with others who are experiencing similar issues for mutual support, chat, help and information.
I hope these will be of help to you at this very difficult time.
Macmillan Support Line - 0808 808 00 00, 7 days a week between 8am-8pm
