Your spouse or partner needs to keep a sense of balance in his or her
life. He or she needs time to take care of personal chores and errands.
Your partner will also need time to sort through his or her own feelings
about cancer. Most importantly, everyone needs time to rest. If you
don't want to be alone when your loved one is away, think about getting
respite care or asking a friend to stay with you.
Even though your children will be sad and upset when they learn about
your cancer, do not pretend that everything is okay. Even very young
children can sense when something is wrong. They will see that you don't
feel well or aren't spending as much time with them as you used to.
They may notice that you have a lot of visitors and phone calls or that
you need to be away from home for treatment and doctor's visits.
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