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Loved one in denial won't get help
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jan 8 10:39pm | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for sharing that.
Her lump is rock hard, but it could be (and I hope is) a fluid filled cyst.
I can't have any kind of conversation at all with her about this. She avoids riding in a car with me (without our daughters). She is still "mad" at me. I assume she is mad because I brought up the doctor on 2 Jan. I don't honestly know if that's even it.
I am starting counseling next week. I need help dealing with this.
We has so many reasons to be happy and thankful. She is miserable. Frowning, not caring about anything and sleeping more and more. Every once in a while she will smile or enjoy something and it just melts my heart. She used to be like that the majority of the time.
I'm sorry if I'm in the wrong place. I feel like I need help with depression (her and me a little) more than cancer.
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@caringfamilymembers Has your wife shared with her friends or family?
Mayo suggested I use a therapist with recovery. The side effects I experience make me want to quit. I self-care, work full time and anyone listening, has a hard time understanding why I cannot overcome easily. Its 100% emotional, I only speak with few people, men and women, that get it. I have menopause effects daily, most men do not understand. I have to find strength to overcome in silence.
All you can do is, make sure she knows she has resources, people she can contact in private. Having experienced male breast cancer, I have much more appreciation for how it impacts women and emotions. Especially versus other cancers such as lung, prostate, colon, etc.