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HI TINA,

GREAT COMMENTS. IT'S SO INTERESTING ABOUT THE BREAST CANCER ARTICLE STATING, JUST AS MANY WOMEN SEEK DIVORCE AS MEN WHEN THEY HAVE BREAST CANCER. ARE WOMEN STARTING TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES??

IT BRINGS UP THE QUESTION OF... ARE WOMEN LOOKING OUT FOR THEMSELVES AND DECIDING THAT THE MARRIAGE ISN'T WHAT THEY WANT ANYMORE? I THINK A LOT OF TIMES, WHEN WE GET SICK WE START TO REEVALUATE OUR LIVES. WE START LOOKING AT WHAT'S TRULY IMPORTANT TO US AND WHAT'S NOT.

YOU REALIZE HOW SHORT LIFE IS AND HOW IT CAN BE GONE IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. IF YOUR MARRIAGE WASN'T GOOD BEFORE YOUR ILLNESS. MAYBE IT'S TIME TO RECONSIDER YOUR LIFE AND YOUR MARRIAGE. OR IT'S TIME TO REALLY LOOK AT IT AND SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP.

EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE JOY IN THEIR LIFE. THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT. WE ALL HAVE CHOICES WE MAKE. SOME WOMEN AND MEN, MAY CHOOSE TO STAY IN A MARRIAGE THAT IS LESS THEN PERFECT OR SUPPORTIVE. SOME MAY SEE THEIR PARTNER AS BEING LESS THEN SUPPORTIVE. THAT'S WHEN THEY MAY DECIDE TO LEAVE.

IT'S SUCH A PERSONAL THING. YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT FEELS BEST FOR YOU.... WHATEVER THAT IS.

AS LONG AS YOU REMEMBER, LIFE IS PRECIOUS AND SOMETIMES SHORT. IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WHERE YOU ARE, THEN IT MAY BE TIME TO SEEK COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE TO START OPENING UP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION. YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE YOUR NEEDS TO YOUR PARTNER. THAT CAN SOMETIMES BE THE MOST DIFFICULT THING TO DO. BUT, IF YOU DON'T TELL YOUR HUSBAND OR PARTNER WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE. YOU CANNOT EXPECT THEM TO READ YOUR MIND AND TO MEET THEM. COMMUNICATION IS EVERYTHING.

IF YOUR IN A HEALTH CRISIS AND YOUR PARTNER PULLS AWAY AND OR SEEMS TO HAVE NO EMPATHY FOR YOU. IS THAT A MARRIAGE OR RELATIONSHIP YOU WANT TO STAY IN?? CAN YOU TALK TO YOUR SPOUSE AND TELL THEM HOW YOU'RE FEELING? ALSO, IS YOUR PARTNER OR SPOUSE THERE WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN? IF NOT, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT. WE ALL HAVE CHOICES. THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER HERE. IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN OR CANNOT LIVE WITH. PERIOD.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE JOY IN THEIR LIFE. THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. LIFE IS PRECIOUS AND SOMETIMES SHORTER THEN WE WANT. BUT, ONE THING FOR SURE, YOU WANT SOMEONE WHO WILL SUPPORT YOU IN GOOD TIMES AS WELL AS BAD.

BEST IN HEALTH,

MICHELLE

August 17, 2008 - 10:14am

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