Welcome to GRACE. I am so sorry to hear of your girlfriend's diagnosis, and I hope that treatments are very successful for her.
Each person deals with a cancer diagnosis in a unique way, and some prefer to do as she has - act as though it has not happened. As long as she is following up with appointments and treatments, there is nothing wrong with it. It may be that you are the type of person who likes to talk issues like this out fully, but it may be that in order to best support her you'll need to just be there for her if she decides to talk about it.
Cooz,
I am so sorry your girlfriend has breast cancer. I want to just agree with what JimC said, that each person deals with it differently. While my wife and I have been open with people about her lung cancer, we don't let it define our lives. Most days are treated like any other day, at least from my end, except for my daily check-in with her to see how the side effects of treatment are doing. At the moment we're more worried about our dog's back and how to make a good gluten-free apple pie for my daughter than my wife's cancer (at least we act that way). Each day is a blessing, and it is up to each person to decide how their cancer diagnosis will fir into the mix.
The best thing you can do is just be there for her - so she knows if she ever wants to talk about it, you're there for her. I know that some of the most meaningful support we have had is just those moments when we get a note or message from someone saying "Just thinking about you. Letting you know we're here if you ever need us".
All the best of luck to you both - I'll be thinking of you,
scohn
"This section tells you about breast cancer treatment. It includes information about staging and how your doctor decides which treatment you need. There is information about the main treatments including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy as well as what happens at follow up appointments.
Reply # - April 1, 2016, 10:34 AM
Hi cooz,
Hi cooz,
Welcome to GRACE. I am so sorry to hear of your girlfriend's diagnosis, and I hope that treatments are very successful for her.
Each person deals with a cancer diagnosis in a unique way, and some prefer to do as she has - act as though it has not happened. As long as she is following up with appointments and treatments, there is nothing wrong with it. It may be that you are the type of person who likes to talk issues like this out fully, but it may be that in order to best support her you'll need to just be there for her if she decides to talk about it.
There is a post on Denial as a Coping Mechanism which may help you.
Good luck to both of you,
JimC
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Reply # - November 22, 2016, 04:18 AM
If she talking like she does
If she talking like she does not have cancer then probably she wants to let go away the pain and wants to enjoy the life with you.
Reply # - November 23, 2016, 02:25 PM
Cooz,
Cooz,
I am so sorry your girlfriend has breast cancer. I want to just agree with what JimC said, that each person deals with it differently. While my wife and I have been open with people about her lung cancer, we don't let it define our lives. Most days are treated like any other day, at least from my end, except for my daily check-in with her to see how the side effects of treatment are doing. At the moment we're more worried about our dog's back and how to make a good gluten-free apple pie for my daughter than my wife's cancer (at least we act that way). Each day is a blessing, and it is up to each person to decide how their cancer diagnosis will fir into the mix.
The best thing you can do is just be there for her - so she knows if she ever wants to talk about it, you're there for her. I know that some of the most meaningful support we have had is just those moments when we get a note or message from someone saying "Just thinking about you. Letting you know we're here if you ever need us".
All the best of luck to you both - I'll be thinking of you,
scohn
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