r/cancer • u/Mary-Jan • Nov 28 '23
Death My husband died yesterday
After 1 year and 9 months tortious battle with cancer (SCC of unknown primary.) My beloved husband died at home with me. We battled this horrible experience alone. Friends and family just disappeared from our lives through this time. No one showed up to see if I needed help before he died and NO ONE SHOWED UP upon hearing of his death.
This is really what starting over looks like I guess.
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u/srslygoodscent Nov 29 '23
My heart breaks for you. I had a close family member pass, and I joined a couple of support groups. It felt mundane at first. Definitely took a while for it to help, but I gained life-long friends in that experience. They all understood, and they all made it feel just a little easier. Though it may seem like the last thing you want to be involved in now, I hope you find community from this experience. There can always, always be beauty in the ugly. So many hugs and healing thoughts to you.