Hello

Hello

I am new to the forum so hello everyone! I thought I’d join as I’m struggling to come to terms with my boyfriends cancer diagnosis. He was diagnosed on 17 december 2018 with stage 4 gastric cancer which spread to his bowel. He’s only just turned 30! I’m trying the best I can to not let it affect me but don’t have an outlet to talk it through with anyone. My boyfriend doesn’t like to speak about it which is fair enough and he’s made it clear that I shouldn’t share my sadness on the situation with him as it upsets him more. My friends don’t really understand and my mum just talks as if he’s dying all the time so I’ve stopped discussing it. I’m 26 and this all happened so fast and changed things overnight. He is the love of my life. 

He started chemo on 10 Jan and has had 6 cycles of FOLFOX so far - has a scan last week and has an appointment with the oncologist tomorrow to get the result, I’m so scared for him!

  • Well hello and welcome ...

    This is a great place to come as everyone on here is either on their cancer journey or caring for someone with it ... it's a place where anything goes and it's o.k ... you can have a good old rant ... ask questions .. just write down All those scary thoughts that goes round in our heads ... 

    I know just what you mean ... you want to talk about stuff but don't want the "doom and gloom" that some can't help but feel  ...  but there's one thing we all have in common ... wer all trying to kick cancers butt ... you sound like an amazing girlfriend ... and just let him know your right there if ever he wants to talk .. lve found the more we can open up about it, and share tears and admit it's a really scary time .. then we get to all walk the same path, hand in hand ... but a lot of men think they have to be "brave" when in truth, that only makes it harder ..

    But you hold on in there ... there lots here pushing through and doing well ... Chrissie xx