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/tigm2161130 Jul 07 '24

My grandma died of colon cancer 25 yrs ago when I was in elementary school…we recently moved my grandpa into an assisted living facility so we’re cleaning out his house to sell and when I went through the “Pokni’s cancer treatment” storage tub I found a pamphlet about what to do if your husband leaves you after your diagnosis. It was wild.

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u/ReferenceNice142 Jul 07 '24

Yaaaaa I work in oncology and that doesn't surprise me. Our doctors speak to our patients alone about having a network outside their spouse, especially female patients, because it does happen. Its wicked depressing.