partner diagnosed today

my partner of 12 years has been diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer with a possibility it is also in his liver, this was today.Im so angry he has been back and forward to the gp and also had an MRI scan last week yet only because he was so unwell yesterday did his gp agree to admit him to hospital and they have told us he could be gone  in 2 weeks. Im devastated 

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  • Oh dear, I am not surprised you are angry.  I don't know how much difference the delay has made but I get it that this is not the point here.  I can imagine you are having trouble separating your anger from your distress but - with the the short timescale you have been given - this is where your energies need to go.  Sorry if that sounds a bit bossy. Gather your resources, family and close friends, to help you.  Take care of yourself so you can help your partner.  Easier said than done I know.  My son's father died from lung cancer - he wasn't with us for long but that was partly because he delayed in asking for help.  But everyone concentrated on the current situation to make things easier for him.  Macmillan nurses were great.

    You must be feeling more awful than I can understand.  I am so sorry you have found yourselves in this situation.  Best wishes.

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  • Oh dear, I am not surprised you are angry.  I don't know how much difference the delay has made but I get it that this is not the point here.  I can imagine you are having trouble separating your anger from your distress but - with the the short timescale you have been given - this is where your energies need to go.  Sorry if that sounds a bit bossy. Gather your resources, family and close friends, to help you.  Take care of yourself so you can help your partner.  Easier said than done I know.  My son's father died from lung cancer - he wasn't with us for long but that was partly because he delayed in asking for help.  But everyone concentrated on the current situation to make things easier for him.  Macmillan nurses were great.

    You must be feeling more awful than I can understand.  I am so sorry you have found yourselves in this situation.  Best wishes.

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