My girlfriend was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of 23 and has 1, maybe 2 years to live. In the last couple of weeks, I think that has really set in for her and I’ve found that she’s grown distant. I can’t even begin to understand what is going through her head right now as she also has a 1 year old daughter from her previous relationship.
I was used to seeing her every day and speaking to her messaging while I was at work. But I haven’t seen her for 2 weeks now, and our messages are becoming further and further apart. I brought it up with her that I’m missing her and I would like to spend some time together. She’s said that she can feel herself pushing me away as she doesn’t want to drag me through the shit show that is coming further down line. I want to be there for her, I love her very much. I understand she’s trying to protect me but I think we’re both really struggling and it feels really shit at the moment.
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She trying to protect you im really sorry you going through this
Try to understand her and just to see her more often she will stop pushing away maybe
Ask to go to the doctor with her – ask questions about what kind of cancer, what treatment options, what medications. Be as supportive as possible – just “cancer” is really vague and may(hopefully not) be a line, or you are a bot.