Give them all the love and support you can. You both need all the help and comfort you can muster at this stage. This is the time to get things in order and say all the things you want them to know as they prepare for death. Stage four has only a 3% chance of reaching a five year survival. It is time for you to get family and friends to help you cope with the inevitable. Many hospitals have palliative care professionals who can help guide you through this major trauma in your life.
Ice cream and masturbation
Michael Phelps has ADHD and uses cognitive behavior therapy to cope with the disorder. He does not have cancer.
Tari Prinster wrote a book regarding the use of yoga to cope with the issues associated with cancer and its treatment.
You die.
The only reason your spouse would have to interact with the woman he had an affair with is if they are in a workplace environment and unfortunately, there is nothing much you can do about this, but to tell your husband if he slips one more time you are filing for divorce.
Pancreatic Cancer is almost 99% fatal even when treated
Many hospitals provide grief counselors who make home visits to family members and friends of patients who died. The Cope Foundation specifically provides bereavement services for parents who lost a child. The National Cancer institute can direct cancer patients and their families to an appropriate grief counselor.
well i have a step dad who is bipolar. i mostly just leave him be when he gets too mad or what not. then he ends up mellowing out and its all good... but what specifically do you want to know about "how to cope"? like, what problem do you have? that would be a better question and would be easier for me to help you...
Look into state medicade, in California it is called Medical. The hospital also has a chaplain to help you.
Cope (Present tense) Coped (Past tense)
There are three stages of stress: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. The alarm stage is the body's initial reaction to stress, followed by the resistance stage where the body tries to adapt and cope with stress. If stress continues without relief, it can lead to the exhaustion stage, where the body's resources are depleted.
The important thing to remember about midlife crisis is that it's tied to midlife transition. Life changes are often an end result. A spouse must be prepared for possible major changes.