Prostate cancer.

I would love some advice on how to handle someone I know that is going through prostate cancer please? 

I do not live with this person and we are hopefully still very close. 

Sometimes when he visits me, well mostly we have become almost strangers, we both in the past were very close!

I do try to understand what is happening to him and that we will never get back to how we were physically and emotionally, but he doesn't even want to hug or hold my hand anymore!!

I know I must sound very selfish, but I miss him so much!!

What do I need to do to help him??

  • Hi,

    You are not sounding selfish at all. Just be advised, Cancer doesnt just affect the patient, it affects all who know them in one way or another. Having had prostate cancer myself and also having lost ten members of my family to cancer over the years, I would just say, most cancer patients like to keep some normality in their lives otherwise they feel cancer has taken over their life. So just act as you used to do, hard I know when somone you care for has cancer

    Cancer is a life changer and he is probably in his own way trying to protect you by distancing himself from you for a while until he know how his treatments going. A lot of ladies on here have experianced a partiel withdrawl by their partners.

    We all act differnt when cancer is mentioned and it may be his way of coping.

    I wish you both all the best and hope what Ive written is of some help. Please keep in contact

    Sending kind thoughts your way, Brian.