No Family support

[Bryce1976]

Hi Guys, 

I was hoping people have had a similar experience. Was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had my thyroid and 3 lythnoids removed all with cancer. Papillary cancer. I had to wait 6 months for iodine treatment. In that time I have had a marriage breakup. Due to no support for the cancer. Every time I brought up the cancer was shut down and told I wish you where normal. No support even from.my adult kids. Even to the point where we are seperated now and my wife sat the kids down and told I didn't have cancer. Even though I was waiting for radiation treatment. I have had to say to the kids to have some time to myself to process and this has led to hostile behaviour. Telling my how could I do this to them. It feels like I have supported this family and then when I needed it. It wasn't there. Wondering if anyone else had experienced this type of reaction? 

[sch]

Hi,

I'm sorry to hear about your cancer and your family and love ones reaction.

I feel that unfortunately it's not an uncommon reaction for people and support networks to disappear.

I think that many people quite simply just don't know how to respond/react or process what is going or what you are going through.

For many people who might have been lucky enough to not experience major illness or set backs in life, this sort of experience can be completely foreign and they might have no idea what this might feel like, or what someone who has cancer might look like.

How is your treatment and recovery going?

-s