You guys have advice or suggestions for a spouse coping with his wife's severe stage of breast cancer?

Hello. I hope that you are getting some outside support at such a difficult time for you both.


Are you in the UK? If so, then you may have come into contact with Macmillan Support, who will advise you. If you need practical respite from care at home - especially at night - then the Marie CurieNursingng Service provide free nursing care to enable the carer/ spouse to get some rest, especially through the night. Cancerbackup UK are also a wonderful source of information and have a very helpfull booklet, which you can either send for or download from their website.





info@cancerbackup.org.uk or info@mariecurie.org.uk





Take care of yourself, as well as your wife.








You guys have advice or suggestions for a spouse coping with his wife's severe stage of breast cancer?
You sound like a caring helpful spouse.





Ozgirl had some good advice about cancer support groups - they REALLY are helpful and non-judgemental giving sensible advice. If you live elsewhere look under Contacts on www.after-cancer.com, in case there is a group near you.





This website also have some helpful information under Treats.





Good luck to you both.





Verite R





. You guys have advice or suggestions for a spouse coping with his wife's severe stage of breast cancer?
I lost my wife to breast cancer. My advice is to live each day by telling yourself to put one foot in front of the other. That's what I had to do, for example, brush my teeth, take a shower, get dressed, etc. If I thought of the whole day it was so depressing so all I could do was one step at a time. It helped.
domy due it alonr i delkt with mom ( throat cancer ) by myself for a yrear she is detotiating and i am a basket case ( suvidal at times ) He should try and hire finf prople to help early on not lret it spiral like i duid
Treat her as if she isn't dying. Do normal things as much as possible. Join a support group. It's tough.