Pregnant and partner having chemo therapy.

Hi, this is a very sad situation for me and I am very much confused as what to do. My partner is having chemo therapy after having most of his right lung taken away due to lung cancer. It's been a rough year! We had a mad moment, before he started chemo we thought of trying to get pregnant before hand and we did try once, before I bottled it and ran to the chemist to get the morning after pill, which did not work. I am currently 8 weeks pregnant. I am shattered, depressed and my partner is so sick after having chemo intreveniously and then the pills, he has three more treatments like this. We have two children already one 7 and one 3. It would make it easier if I knew he would change his habbits but he is smoking again and I fear the same will happen in the next 5 years as he is very much adddicted to marijuana. I feel like running away from my body and I dont think I can cope with someone else to look after along with him and the two children I already have with him. 

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  • Hi, it sounds like a truly sad situation. I do not know your full story, but two things stood there. The first one, living with someone with an addiction is very challenging especially if he does not want to change.(and it sounds like your partner is not ready for the change). The second one, it  sounds  like you do not have a lot of support, which must be very stressful.Please look after yourself and your  children as a priority and seek some support/ counselling.There is a light at the end of the tunel. Take good care.

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  • Hi, it sounds like a truly sad situation. I do not know your full story, but two things stood there. The first one, living with someone with an addiction is very challenging especially if he does not want to change.(and it sounds like your partner is not ready for the change). The second one, it  sounds  like you do not have a lot of support, which must be very stressful.Please look after yourself and your  children as a priority and seek some support/ counselling.There is a light at the end of the tunel. Take good care.

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