Mental health and cancer

I am caring for husband with lung cancer he is quite withdrawn is thus normal

  • Hi Poppykins,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm sorry to hear of the situation with your husband, I hope you are getting on OK.

    Everyone reacts to, and deals with, their treatment and situations in their own - and often very different - ways. It's quite common for people to withdraw a little. This can be difficult for those around them, in terms of knowing what to do and how best to support them.

    We have a section on our website about mental health and cancer - I hope that some of this can be helpful for you.

    I also hope that this forum can be of some support to you, in writing things down and reaching out to others. Hopefully you'll get some more replies to your post soon - otherwise you can always use the search bar (at the top of the page) for other relevant discussions and people to connect with, if you would like to.

    If you feel you'd like any further support, do also have a look at Macmillan and Maggie's, who both have various resources, helplines and also local centres.

    Wishing you all the best,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator