Wifely Duties

So I am battling Stage 4 Breast Cancer for the last 3 years.  I am 41 years old, married and mother of an 8 year old boys with special needs. Last night my son was having a meltdown which obviously led to ME getting upset as I was having a particularly rough day myself. When I couldn't adequately verbalize the cause of my emotional distress to him,  he actually got mad and said he couldn't handle "mine and my son's "xxxx" at the same time!!!! This is not the first time he has said something like this to me and frequently like to point out that I'm letting my cancer interfere with our life negatively. He even has the nerve to say he doesn't get laid enough or I don't offer enough massages on his bad back and it's not fair because "before I was a cancer patient I was a wife" and now I'm neglecting my deities whether it's sex, cooking enough, or cleaning every day or SEX.  Usually I ignore his foolish comments but this time I'm really upset!  Am I wrong??

  • Hello Babeecakes923, I am very sorry to hear of your predicament and the ongoing struggle you face. I can also see both sides of how you and your husband are feeling. During my own cancer journey( which is thankfully behind me now) it tested my relationship a great deal. Looking back we really needed to pull together but instead, it pulled us in separate directions. Until you walk in someone's shoes, you don't know how that person feels. IT seems to me you are probably doing a marvellous job holding everything together and coping with your illness and tending to your son. Perhaps It would be beneficial for you and your husband to have some time alone to talk about how you are both feeling and spend quality time together, without too many expectations of each other. I hope in some small way this helps, best regards x