My partner diagnosed at stage 4 cancer at age 30

I don't even know what to write. I just feel like I need to talk to people who understand what we are going through as a family. I'm 29 my partner 30 we have been together 11 years. We have a 8 year boy and 3 year old twin boys. 

He started getting a lump on his back being his typical laid back self he put off getting it seen. It's now fungating and he finally got see on Friday at a&e followed by a ct scan yesterday showing the cancer has spread to his lung and arm pit. We are absolutely devastated. How on earth do we well our boys, what do we tell them when we are so unsure of everything ourselves. 

We are so young I just can not get my head around this. We doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, never touched a drug in his life now this devastating news. 

We have an appointment tomorrow with the consultant to find out what treatment if any will be offered but I'm fearing the worst he's in pain and so tired and pale already I fear the end is only around the corner.

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  • Hi Taylor, my partner is 32 and also has stage 4 , I think it helped that the doctors said it was nothing he had done, just a freak rare cancer…but also frustrating that there are no answers as to why. I completely understand, and we don’t have kids…..BUT the good news is that the doctors said because he’s young and your partner too, there’s a lot more hope than someone much older despite the advanced nature of the cancer. He’s going through chemotherapy and immunotherapy and I’ve to say coping a lot better than some older colleagues I know going through similar. So , even though it’s horrible to have this at a young age, it does give you better ability to cope. 

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  • Hi Taylor, my partner is 32 and also has stage 4 , I think it helped that the doctors said it was nothing he had done, just a freak rare cancer…but also frustrating that there are no answers as to why. I completely understand, and we don’t have kids…..BUT the good news is that the doctors said because he’s young and your partner too, there’s a lot more hope than someone much older despite the advanced nature of the cancer. He’s going through chemotherapy and immunotherapy and I’ve to say coping a lot better than some older colleagues I know going through similar. So , even though it’s horrible to have this at a young age, it does give you better ability to cope. 

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