Unsupportive partner - nan doesn't have much time left

so, in April my Nan got  diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She is 83 and has been given about a year left to live. Of course we are all struggling with this news. However my partner had been really amazing at supporting me through all of this. Well, until this week. I went to go and look after her for a bit before I went on holiday.( I live in Bristol with my partner, but I’m from London which is where my family are) Went on holiday. And I came back to a phone call from my dad asking me if I could go over there for a bit to look after her. My partner then got super annoyed at me, because “we hadn’t spent a lot of time together”, yet my Nan hasn’t got much time left. We had a massive argument and he doesn’t seem to see it from my point of view. What do I do? He has been acting really selfish which has got me upset as I don’t have much time left with my Nan.

  • Hi Danni

    Welcome to the forum and I'm sorry to hear about your Nan's diagnosis. 

    When a family member recieves this kind of news it can have all sorts of knock on effects to you others within the immediate and extended family. 
    You mention at the start of the post that your partner has, up until this point, "been really amazing". Is it possible that there is something else that has contributed to this argument between you? Hopefully things have settled between you both now but it sounds as if having a conversation about how you're both feeling about things at the moment would be a good idea. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator