Living with advanced cancer
Finding out that you have advanced cancer when you are diagnosed, or that your cancer has come back can be devastating. You probably feel confused and find it difficult to take anything in that is being said to you. At first, you are likely to experience a whirl of powerful emotions. Anger, fear, and sadness may come one on top of the other, leaving you exhausted. You may think you should be talking all this through with your partner, other family members or close friends. But you may find this impossible to do.Give yourself time to begin to come to terms with what you have been told. You will benefit from talking to others about how you are feeling. But not necessarily straight away. Some people need to begin to put their own thoughts in order before they can talk to anyone else. Some feel they need to talk straight away. Trying to talk things through helps them sort out their own thoughts and feelings. There is no right or wrong way to handle this.