Hi everyone it’s 4am and I can’t sleep my partner of 40 years was diagnosed on 1/7/24 and the prognosis of average 4-18 months was given to us on 3/7/24 which has traumatised me and I am having trouble coming to terms with it how does anyone deal with such terrible news. He was also diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer a week later as when he had blood tests during the biopsy he was contacted by urology that his PSA levels were so high and after a second biopsy for his prostate cancer was found to be aggressive also.
Hi Jackiejack54
Welcome to our community, I hope you find it useful in helping to support you and your husband.
That not being able to sleep bit gets to pretty much everyone on here and it is amazing how quickly it can make us very unwell. It might help to speak to your GP and see if there is any help you can get there.
On here I find the guide your feelings when someone has cancer quite helpful in that I can recognize the emotions and acknowledge them as valid without them feeling so overwhelming. What we manage to do in such remarkable circumstances can be truly amazing.
I was also helped when I did a living with less stress course, i learnt to appreciate what we have rather than looking forward to a future I could not control. The conscious breathing exercises were great too both for when life throws us another curveball but also can be helpful in relaxing and getting some sleep.
<<hugs>>
Steve
