Lonely place to be

Hi, my partner has stage 4 incurable cancer, we are relatively young with one teenage child. It’s 18 months into diagnosis and things are ok, partner still working and trying to keep things as normal as possible but is recently having fewer good days then bad. It’s so difficult to watch. I’m doing everything I can to support but I feel like am watching the world go by as we live in fear and darkness. I know it sounds a little extreme, but does anyone else feel this way. I’m not the priority here, my partner is but I need to be in good mental health so I can get through this and help my family through this.

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  • Hi. Firstly, I'm sorry you are going through this. My husband has bladder cancer. It's been a roller-coaster time. One day we're both fine, next day we're emotional wrecks. It the unknown that gets to me especially. I can't imagine how we're going to get through this, but I have to be strong for him. Its hard. And some days I feel angry more than upset. But then I sit and think that even though I'm angry, my husband is the one who needs me more than ever. I find that taking time to myself every day, even half an hour reading a book or listening to music, helps. 

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  • Hi. Firstly, I'm sorry you are going through this. My husband has bladder cancer. It's been a roller-coaster time. One day we're both fine, next day we're emotional wrecks. It the unknown that gets to me especially. I can't imagine how we're going to get through this, but I have to be strong for him. Its hard. And some days I feel angry more than upset. But then I sit and think that even though I'm angry, my husband is the one who needs me more than ever. I find that taking time to myself every day, even half an hour reading a book or listening to music, helps. 

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