Talking About Breast Cancer with Your Partner
Receiving a positive breast cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. You are forced to face your own mortality with dizzying speed all while trying to process what needs to happen next. Unfortunately, it doesn’t end there. So let’s look at talking about breast cancer with your partner. Talking About Breast Cancer with Your Partner When you eventually leave your doctor’s office and go home, you have to figure out how to tell those closest to you. If you’re in a committed relationship, starting with your partner is usually the best course of action. Assuming your relationship is a loving and supportive one, your partner will be able to provide support as you inform others who need to know. Here are some tips on how you can talk about breast cancer with your partner. Start with the Facts Discussing cancer is likely to have a strong emotional effect. Sometimes the …