Has anyone felt like not ever speaking to family members ever again?

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I'm going through breast cancer treatment, it's pretty brutal. Was wondering if any fellow sufferers here, understands where I'm coming from with lack of support from previously close family members? Or if you're a family member who struggles to support a family member with cancer?

This is really sad to read, how rubbish that your family members aren’t being supportive. Is it emotional or practical support or both that you feel is lacking?

Could it be that they don’t realise how brutal the treatment is or that you need support?

I hoe things improve for you and your treatment goes as well as it can possibly go.

I promise I'm not excusing anyone but sometimes people want to help but don't know how. I had a close family member with a terminal illness and because we were so close and because she was so honest it was easy to know what I could do to help. Sometimes she would phone and ask if I could do something or ask if I could find someone else to do it. She was also clear (probably a bit blunt but good for her!) about how she wanted people to behave. My Mum was awful for crying all the time and my ill relative couldn't be doing with it and said so. It made it so simple.

It can be hard to know what people want as everyone wants things done differently.

Obviously it's no excuse if close family meme era etc do t even offer to help or just completely avoid you. Some people are just selfish.

OP I'm sorry you have some useless relatives and I hope you have enough nice ones to help out 💐

How are you feeling about things now OP?

Could it be that your family members have been caught up in Christmas distractions and preparations? Not that that it excuses it really, but maybe the new year will see improvement from them. I hope so.