Loosing my wife to cancer

Where do I start... I lost the only thing in my life I cared for more than anything my beautiful wife sally.

sally was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010 and went through all the chemo radio etc treatments.

in April 2015 sally started get a back pain and complained about how painful it was. She went to the doctors and basically got fobbed off by our GP and even had an appointment for physiotherpy for a bad back. 

This went on for around 3months with no diagnosis of her pain the storie is to hurtful to type sorry but eventually she went to see the oncologist about her breath cancer as it was comming up to the 5yrs since being diagnosed.

when we went and seen him we told him of the pain and he immediately arranged an X-Ray to check for bone cancer, this was in July 2015, so she had the X-ray and we were waiting for the results when we went on holiday for my 50th birthday which was due on the August the 6th. 

She was in so much pain that we cancelled the holiday and returned home as she was in pain and needed pain relief so I called 999 and a paramedic was sent who basically said all of the pain relief she is on is working against each other and she isn’t getting any relief for pain. The paramedic contacted my GP who said come right down now to sort the pain out. 

When we got there he said he had the results for the X-Ray and it was terrible news that my wife had pancreatic and liver cancer ....... our world just stopped there and then we just walked out of the doctors in disbelief and went home to tell our children the very sad news.

i cared for my wife 24/7 from August 6th 2015 until she passed away in my arms at 10.27 am 2/2/2016.

my life stopped that day and hasn’t started since, my boys turned against me over the funeral, her family and my family disowned me aswell and haven’t spoke to me since that day. All of my so called friends disappeared overnight and have never got in touch with me since.

people say it will get easier as time goes on but it doesn’t every minute I think of her everyday I miss her so much I come home from a job to an empty house the silence is unbearable 

we were a get up and go couple who did most things together in the 30yrs we were together we did everything together everyday and we loved each other beyond belief 

so the reason for my storie is I miss my soulmate and needed to tell someone my feelings so there it is thanks for listening 

 

 

  • Hi there ... so sorry your still grieving so bad ... but your never alone here ... there's always someone to chat too ... 

    Funerals and grief can cause cross words .. you know as hard as it is, it is never too late to reach out ... just listening to others ... you don't have to agree with others, just understand why they are hurting to .. a simple text or letter saying you love them .. and miss having them in your lives .. it's not about holding on to the past, it's about reaching out for the future ... us adults hold on to pain and grief .. because we can understand that pain .. moving forward can make you think your leaving Sally behind .. but we don't.. we can bring them with us in our hearts ... and your boys are part of you .. never give up on them .. if you try and they turn away at least you reached out your arms ... 

    Is there a charity you could help ... they cry out for helpers and you have the knowledge to help so many, going through what you have ... and in doing that, you'll be making Sally proud ... 

    So don't feel alone, write your feelings .. reach out to others on here .. you are the only one that can make a change ... you'll still have sad days, but on here you have someone to share them with ..

    Chrissie x

  • Hi JamieR.

    I needed to reply to your post as I have recently been widowed after loosing my husband on the 29th July this year to also the awful diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic cancer. We had just returned from a lovely week away to celebrate my 50th birthday and 29th wedding anniversary in June this year when my husband started to suffer with feeling full after eating and pain under his right ribs and around his back. We also went to the doctors who prescribed him gastro reflux tablets. His pain escalated to needing stronger prescribed pain relief, where they then done blood tests. These came back with high liver enzymes and he was sent for an urgent ultrasound on the 10th July, he had a follow up appointment on Friday 13th July( a day I will never forget!) and it was then we had the dreaded news he had several tumours on his liver which they believed has started in the pancreas. Our worlds fell apart as he was already telling us there was no surgery options and as my husband was showing signs of jaundice, chemo may not be an option either! My husband deteriorated at home very quickly, he was already on morphine but became unable to keep it down along with food and fluids. He was admitted to hospital on 22nd July and passed away on 29th July with myself and our only child by his side. I am int total shock he was my life. Like yourselves we to were going on holiday this month to Florida to continue our joint 50th birthdays. I had only 2 weeks from diagnosis to his passing, we never spoke about what was in front of us as he was so scared and I had to support him till the end, now my life has crumbled, and there is nothing anyone can do or say to ease the heartache I am suffering, and it does really hurt. 

    I am sorry to mumble on as it is very clear you are too still suffering, just wanted to express you are not alone, as I have felt very alone, but reading these posts have made me realise i’m not the only one to feel like this. Take care of yourself. Debbie51

  • Thank you Debbie for your kind words I don’t know what to say to you because I know you won’t listen as your in a zone of your own right now.

    I’m so sorry for your loss and it being so quick nothing could prepare you for that, but you are a strong person I can tell, your main concern now is your child being there for them being the strong parent they need right now.

    you can always talk don’t be afraid don’t do like I did and hide it for nearly 3yrs 

     

    jamier

     

  • Hi Debbie51

    I have just read your post and I am very sorry for your loss.

    Our stories are so similar it’s unreal. I lost my wife to metastatic bowel cancer on the 2nd of July this year she was 51 years old. She only had 3 weeks from diagnosis till passing. She loved  Bryan Adams and we were in Dublin at one of his concerts at the end of may when she took a pain in her side. We came home the next day and she returned to work but t she was sent home in agony. I took her to A&E and they diagnosed bowel cancer that had spread to her liver,ovaries,lymph nodes and pancreas. They offered no treatment and she was admitted to hospital on 21st of June and died 10 days later with me and our 3 kids beside her.

    My family are completely devastated and I am just lost. The feelings of pain longing and loneliness are at times unbearable she was my rock and my soulmate and I miss her so much. To make matters worse our first grandchild was born 2 weeks ago a little girl she never got to meet.

    please don’t apologise as we are all suffering immensely and please take care of yourself.

    P.S try suedyer online community forum it is good.

    william