Need advise

Hi everyone 

 my partners mum has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has been given months to live , we are all devestated beyond believe . Im trying to be there for him but he doesn’t want to talk to me about it , the few times he does open up it’s literally a few seconds and then he closes down again . I feel like I’m crap support network . I just don’t know what to do I feel lost 

  • Hi there ...

    When your given a terminal diagnoses....It's like being hit by a tornado...  everyone is in shock ... it takes time for everything to sink in ... l know your trying to be there .. but i guess he needs some space now, to get all that information sorted in his head ... hes just found out hes gonna loose his mum ..

    If you can step back .. and give him time, while telling him, your there if and when he needs you , will give him a breathing space ... his emotions are probly all over the place .. so many men think they have to be strong ... and hold those emotions in check ... where they'd be so much better if they could talk ... 

    There's not much you can do right now, except just be there .. he's more then likely going to be up and down over these comming months ... my heart goes out to you ... but he's still got time to make some memories with his mum ... hang in there ...  Chrissie x

  • Always here most days if you want a chat ... x   

  • Hi Chrissie 

    thank you so much for your reply . Your response was so helpful xx I’m just trying to give him space at the moment and hopefully when he’s ready to open up he will do x I just can’t imagine life with out her so god knows how my other half feels , it’s such a bloody cruel illness . Xx

  • Hi ..

    You can always come on here and vent or just chat when things get tough ... we all KNOW how bad it can get ... and just writting things down sometimes eases things ...

    Your hurting too ... it's harder seeing those you love suffering ... but take time for your feelings too ... 

    Chrissie x