Travelling with my partner who has metastatic bone cancer seems impossible as so many things keep getting in the way. It's starting to get us down so much

My partner and I want to go away in February 2026 for our first winter holiday we have been together for 22yrs and have never had a winter holiday abroad..it was over 8trs ago that we had a 4 day break abroad and we have only been abroad together 3 times in over 20 yrs..my partner has metastic bone cancer since may of this Yr (2025) and already seems double that time he has also recently had half a hip operation in which he is now in his 8th week after surgery it has put everything on hold and also have had to make many cancellations to things that we had previously booked  it's hard to know what to do next in trying to move forward and carry on as normal..then recently the oncologist called and said they want to talk to him in november about having an operation on his leg that he needs to have my partner gets upset now and again and says he feels pressurised from his doctors and myself..ime finding it difficult too ime 66yrs old and my partner is 72 yrs old we would like to make arrangements to take the holiday in Feb and so put the op off till March next Yr 2026 we both keep having down days it's been a bad Yr 2025 for us both and 2024 wasn't much better either ime not dealing with this as well as I thought I could were both finding it depressing and not easy to cope with the whole situation and what's around it feels there's no future like everything's done finished I am young at heart and usually happy go-lucky but this and my own problems have made me feel older and my partner feels the same..my partner had a blip this morning and was crying at 7.30am I said everything possible that I could say and it's been pretty quiet for the last 4hrs the energies have changed the atmosphere it's horrible as we only picked ourselves up out of sadness/depression 2 days ago..don't know what to do about everything it feels chaotic any advice please....

  • Hi purplelights

    Your plight resonates very much with me. I too have metastatic cancer in my bones lung and skin and commiserate with your poorly husband. Yes cancer certainly puts life in dissaray. Cancer is progressive and neither your husband or me are likely to be in any better position in February.  I obviously dont know your situation but I would be inclined to take your holiday as soon as practically  possible. Before the november meeting about further surgery. Like me your husband will find it difficult to get travel insurance. You do have a future together it just might not be the exact one you had planned. Sending you a virtual hug as I can tell how distressed you are.

    Ed