Hi Nicky,

I'm sure he does care about it but he is either putting on a brave face for your sake, or he is genuinely just being practical about it. I fell into the second group when I was first diagnosed. I definitely wasn't in denial, I just couldn't see the point of making a fuss about it and wanted to get the treatment over with as soon as  possible. People kept asking me how I felt and asking whether I felt devastated - they seemed disappointed when I said I was a bit miffed about the diagnosis and no I felt alright and wasn't devastated! To be honest, after a while I got miffed that people expected me to share feelings that I wasn't experiencing. 

My only advice is to just be there if and when he needs some emotional support, but in the meantime just accept that at this stage he doesn't want to discuss it with anyone and that he is handling this situation in his own unique way.

Best wishes

Dave