How to psychologically recover

I do feel a little indulgent posting about this, when so many are having a worse time of it ( for now , I always say that, not tempting fate)

Back story- husband diagnosed out of the blue, very few symptoms apart from a loving nagging wife (me), with Oesophageal cancer - July 2020. Nuclear chemo, major surgery , nuclear chemo, 'good' histology. disease free for 18 months ( finger crossed forever).

Now the indulgent bit- how on earth do recover mentally from the whole world wind. I am relatively okay- or at least at the moment I am.

Him- he says he's lost all the 'certainty' in life. Due to the whole thing he has retired from work. Then his mum pops off in February this year ('just' old age) He feels quite 'got at' , like all his life ballasts have been removed. He has done group stuff at maggies, but what we are trying to do I find a way through the psychological recovery. . We know time and adjustment, but like most humans we want it to happen right now!He has hobbies, friends etc. We are really trying to 'live' with mad holidays etc, BUT...
So, I guess what I'm after is 'tips' on what others have experienced AND how they got or are getting through it.

Hilts

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  • Hi Hilts, sent you a Friend Request so I can PM you my number and connect with your Hubby via WhatsApp and maybe help.

    Had done the same with BFG last year and also in contact with a few others mentoring and supporting each other etc.

    If it helps, add me and happy to connect with him !

  • Hi Redski, 

    Hope you are keeping well. 
    I have just chatted with husband and yep, he's happy to link up, so I will respond to the Personal request (:

    NOw , I might add at this point we are total tech slugs (: I am sort of okay, but him, well let's just say his Nokia 'traditional' phone does not do what's app (:.

    I will now try and respond to personal message - bare with(:

    Hilts

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  • Hi Redski, 

    Hope you are keeping well. 
    I have just chatted with husband and yep, he's happy to link up, so I will respond to the Personal request (:

    NOw , I might add at this point we are total tech slugs (: I am sort of okay, but him, well let's just say his Nokia 'traditional' phone does not do what's app (:.

    I will now try and respond to personal message - bare with(:

    Hilts

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