Husbands terminal cancer

Hi, we received devastating news last December that my husband has got terminal bowel cancer. We have a 4 year old son and I am very scared about what the future holds. I am finding it very hard to come to terms with his diagnosis and don't know how we will cope without him  

  • Am really sorry to her about your husband my husband has stage4 cancer but it's lymphoma 

  • As someone who received devastating news too late my father passed within 4 weeks most of those weeks in hospital don't worry too much about the future we can't control it enjoy every minute you can my father passed just last night we were told to take the breathing tubes off the cancer riddled his body and organs failed lots of things went unsaid he did not write a will in time please ensure you make time to talk about this . on his dying death bed his wishes were made but no written evidence it's a hard subject but please talk about it don't think about how or when please just deal with that as it comes  and enjoy your time you have at the minute it could be a long time before passing my dad died of blood cancer I saw it until the end but missed time to speak with him properly about his wishes 

  • Hi, I'm so sorry for your loss and I hope your ok. Thankyou for some good advice, trying to take each day as it comes and keep making plans for the future. We are so lucky we have our little boy to keep us strong x

  • I am so sorry to hear this I hope your ok. Life's so cruel sometimes isn't it! X

  • Hi I'm sorry about your devastating news my mum had been diagnosed with this then went onto terminal sadly she passed on the 21st i watched her till the end life is so so cruel with my mum she had no warnings or anything before she got diagnosed just a little bit of bleeding that's it but in the end it turned out her liver was failing and then it went to multiple organ failure I was the same I still can't come to terms with it as I'm only 26 and an only child and my mum was only 51 never smoked drinked or anything life is just so cruel. 

  • Hi there,

    I'm sorry to hear about your husband's diagnosis.  It really is the worst time.  

    Have you talked yet about treatment options?  Having some kind of plan to focus on helps enormously with the initial shock and devastation of diagnosis.

    I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer nearly 5 years ago now,  My kids were 12, 9 and 5 and I was terrified about leaving them.  Whilst it's been quite a rollercoaster of some highs and a lot of lows, I'm still here, living and loving my life.

    Treatment has advanced so much and I hope your husband can benefit from this like me and will still be with you for some time to come yet.

    Keep strong xx

  • Hi, I'm so sorry to hear about your mum, I hope your ok. Life is so cruel sometimes! Try and stay strong x

  • Thank you G123, life definitely is cruel and unfair x

  • Hi, I can't even begin to imagine how you must be feeling but sounds like your doing well. My husband is currently having chemotherapy every 2 weeks and last scan showed that the lymph nodes had shrunk and tumour hasn't grown so seems to be doing its job. Our little boy keeps him going as I'm sure your children do for you, they really are the best medicine arnt they x