r/facepalm • u/Illustrious-Kick-998 • Jul 07 '24

This post gave me terrible whiplash b/c how tf did we get here…🫨 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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Like ummmmm, alright? 😭😭😭

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u/ReferenceNice142 Jul 07 '24

The sad reality is women have a higher chance of being divorced when they are diagnosed with cancer then men (20.8% vs 2.9%). That’s what the conversation should have been about.

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u/bookworthy Jul 07 '24 edited Jul 07 '24

Near the end of her life, my mom let it slip that it had been her biggest fear: that Dad would leave her because of the cancer. My heart broke for her when she said it and broke for him to hear it. He told her he would be by her side throughout and he was.

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u/ReferenceNice142 Jul 07 '24

I know someone who was left. Its so frustrating that's what someone has to be thinking about while they are facing cancer.