I was single mum of 4 young chilren under 5 when We met back in 1999 he was your typical bachelor , he lived2  hours from me so we allways saw each other 3 to 4 days  a week an was allways a text or phone call away we dated for  6 years we split  2007 we got back togethe 2009, we split 2011 we got back together 2013 we split 2014  , erratic but this guy was my life but he was unmarried ,no children , comfortable financially, I was totally opposite , skint all the time running round kids , I gave him the chance to go meet someone who he could marry have his own children with  but he allways came back,, anyway there's the basic background  ,9 months ago yes we got back together again talked and decided we have wasted a lot of yrs the children have got their own lives now, I'm on my own why don't we just do this  he said I said yes ,, he lived 2 hours away and said he was going to relocate with me as I have the children and grandchildren  to be near and this was all gonna happen last month ,  I received a call  sayin he wasn't well and that he was going doctors he wouldnt be coming up,,,,  a week later he told me that he had  been diagnosed with incurable cancer of the stomache, I couldn't speak ,,,2 days later he won't talk to me won't answer my calls or texts I'm heartbroken I know he needs space I know he's going out of his mind I know not to bombard him  I don't know what to do I sent a text telling him I loved him and respected his wishes not wanting to talk but his he ever going to talk or is that it