My partner of 33 years had cancer of the Oesophagus last year and had an operation to remove the stomach and oesophagus which is an extremely serious operation  and in hind sight I can see that it was not emphasised enough how much he needed to take time to recuperate. He started going on long walks far too soon and I think he exhausted his very shocked body he never picked up                       strength and then had a bad fall in the garden which further shocked his depleted body and a month later developed a bowel obstruction and pneumonia which ended up in Hospital where he never really recovered due to a gross lack of proper nourishment and care.

I visited him every morning and afternoon until he gave up