Is this normal?

My partner after two strokes and a heart attack has been diagnosed with secondary cancer in their spine. The change in them over just two months has been dramatic to say the least. We have no other family, it is just me, my partner and our kids. Part of me feels so scared, I am trying to cope, but feel so alone. Sometimes I feel guilty because there are times when I wish death would come quick and spare my partner from suffering, other times I cannot imagine being without the love of my life. I have not been able to work at all since this diagnosis, my partner has not worked either. Is it normal to have such a wide range of emotions are am I being nasty and selfish? And if it is normal will they stop or go away?

 

  • Hi lost and scared ...

    Your not alone, there's some of the most amazing people on here, who will hold your hand and we no matter what your feeling , someone here will know and have been there too... it's like a safe place to come ... where you can say anything ... 

    Your deffinatly not selfish ... otherwise we'd all be ... because we all live with cancer sitting on our shoulders or caring for someone ... so all those feelings your having ... they are all part of loosing someone you love ... there's no easy way round the pain .. and yes wer all scared at times ...

    But what I would say, is live in the day ... don't look too far ahead ... hold each other's hand ... it must be so lonely with no other family ... but it's like a vertual family on here, if you reach out ... so I'm sending you both a big hug ... Chrissie