Welcome to Cancer Chat. I am not sure who in your family has cancer and whether you are finding that cancer is affecting family relationships but many of our members will certainly relate to the situation you describe.
I hope that you will get to chat to others here who have seen cancer have an impact on their family dynamic and that they will be along soon to share their personal story with you.
Hi there rmathers123, welcome to the forum. I'm not sure why you are asking this question and I am curious. I'm wondering if you, or a family member has been diagnosed with cancer, or if you are just curious as to how a cancer diagnosis affects families/partners in general. Probably any one of us with cancer could provide many different answers to that question as it certainly is a loaded one. Many people (partners and/or family members) don't always deal well with life altering situations period, whether its' a serious illness or some other such catastrophe. On the other hand, some families are surprising in that they may not deal well with serious situations, but amazingly, handle a cancer diagnosis of themselve, or a family member really well. It certainly can't be predicted because I've seen it go both ways, not only in other families, but also my own. The ones that I thought would handle it well, didn't handle it at all. (I'm talking back when my Dad was diagnosed several years ago, but also my brother later on.) With my own diagnosis, I had a pretty good idea what to expect and I was right on the money. I'm just glad I have a partner and some really good supportive friends. Enough said?
Perhaps you can post again with some more information on why you ask this question. It may spark more interest in forum members to respond. I look forward to hearing more on this.
