text: do you think a person go after a new career when her husband's had a bout with cancer? i've been a full time mom at home for the past 10 years.  my husband's income has been adequate but now with this last bout of cancer i'm thinking i need to train for a good job if i lose him.  he's doing well and we were hoping he'd go back to work this month but his afp count went up again. going after a new job now would only increase your husband's fear of dying. i am a cancer patient myself and i have reached time when i never thought i d make it for the following morning, but i did. i show all the time that i m able to fight. i wouldn't have pulled through if it wasn't for my husband. i get my strength from him. the moment i can feel doubt in his voice or in his eyes, i get more scared. i live by that till today. one thing i tell people whose partners have been affected by cancer is to be strong and extremely supportive. it is as hard for the patient as it is for the loved ones.  i wish you both well