I'm sorry that you're going through this. The first few weeks are undoubtedly the hardest in many ways. It's perfectly normal to feel that you can't stop crying. My wife was diagnosed with a rare appendix cancer 5 months ago and I cried almost continously for the first week. I found this lessened over time. Things do start to get easier as you get treatment plans in place and things start happening.
I found what helped me was to accept my emotions and feelings. Accept that I'm going to feel sad and scared and a whole load of emotions every day for a while. I found this more helpful than trying to suppress or fight these feelings.
I found keeping busy really helped me, bringing my emotions with me if I needed to. At first, it might take my mind off the cancer for a few minutes at a time. Over time this increased to an hour here or there and now I find I'm not focused on the cancer for hours at a time. My wife has just finished her treatment plan and so I'm sure this will continue to improve.
Most of all, please know that you're not alone in this journey. Keep posting here, feel free to message me if you need. Remember to look after yourself so that you can look after your partner.
Hi there. Thank you so much for your reply. And I'm sorry to hear about your wife. What is her name? My partner is called Lee. I feel like I've cried for 2 days straight so far. I even started earlier because his cup is still in the same place he left it on the coffee table and now I'm looking at it.
