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What can partners do to help?
Hi all
This is Annie from BCNA’s Policy Team, and I’m writing this post because I need your help.
We are currently putting together some information to help partners of women diagnosed with breas...
Another thing I would like to add is a reminder to our partners that they don't have to suddenly become supermen.
There is a huge expectation on our partners that they have to stay positive, be totally supportive, take over the housework and cooking. We never got any help from anyone else at all and my husband was overwhelmed sometimes.
Breast cancer didn't just affect me, it affected the whole family. We wanted to make sure our young son was still able to continue his activities so there is a lot of pressure for men to be the 'perfect husband'.
We prioritised our life, worked out things that were necessary and things that weren't. Once we had done that it took a lot of stress off the household.