I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1996. It was the third time I had the diagnoses in the previous 7 years and was told that it was probably metastised from the original area on the first occasion. I ended up having a radical hysterectomy and part of my stomach was removed too as it showed precancerous cells. The first two times were breast cancer which lumpectomies sorted that out both times or so we thought at the time.
At the beginning of May this year I had a mild heart attack and last Friday I had respiritoy tests and a heartscan today.
Due to my smoking like a dozen chimneys when I drove lorries for a living and when I plyed with towercranes, I paid highly. But despite everything I am still here, albeit a bit short of puff.
My thoughts are with anyone going through this at the moment, most of you won't be going it alone like I did.
Whatever the doctors decide, there is always light at the tunnel's end, no matter how hard it may become to find it.
I truly wish your wife a speedy recovery and I am sure she will be strong and so you will be too.
Good luck and best wishes to both of you.