The question is not "should you be okay with his brother coming?" The question is are you okay with his brother coming? This is a time to think about yourself and realistically evaluate what will make things easier for you. You might not have all these answers initially.

I found that honesty between my husband and me while going through this very difficult time spared us a lot of misunderstanding. He is normally very outgoing and social, but during most of the treatment time it took all of his energy to just survive. BTW, his normal personality came back - there is hope.


CG to husband, dx @ age 65, nonsmoker/social drinker. Dx 5/08 SCC Stage IV, BOT T1N2aM0. 33 IMRT - completed 9/12/08. Induction Chemo (Cisplatin, Taxotere & 5FU), plus concurrent Cisplatin.
1/09 PEG removed; 5/09 neg PET/CT; 5/10 PET/CT NED
Dental extraction & HBOT 2013; ORN 2014; Debridement/Tissue Transfer & HBOT 2016