Feel like I'm grieving

My husband has got advanced gastric cancer he has had he's second dose if radiotherapy tday it has really worn him out. We only found out a month ago everything has changed I feel like I have lost my husband even though he's still here. I can't really explain it I feel awful having these feelings i can't talk to anybody about it i feel so lonely. Has anybody else felt like this ?

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  • Hi, I'm so sorry you feel like this, and I definitely do relate to how you're feeling. My husband has had cancer for 4 years and I've always seemed to cope up until 4 months ago when he relapsed. 

    The grief I felt was horrific, and yes even though he was still here. I was looking at the Marie Curie website and it mentioned "anticipatory grief" which is what I believe I felt. It's a real feeling. And it's horrible. 

    I actually emailed the Samaritans one night and it helped immensely. Because I too was feeling so lonely with it and I couldn't cope with those feelings of loneliness and grief. 

    You are not alone.

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  • Hi, I'm so sorry you feel like this, and I definitely do relate to how you're feeling. My husband has had cancer for 4 years and I've always seemed to cope up until 4 months ago when he relapsed. 

    The grief I felt was horrific, and yes even though he was still here. I was looking at the Marie Curie website and it mentioned "anticipatory grief" which is what I believe I felt. It's a real feeling. And it's horrible. 

    I actually emailed the Samaritans one night and it helped immensely. Because I too was feeling so lonely with it and I couldn't cope with those feelings of loneliness and grief. 

    You are not alone.

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