One of the very hardest things about cancer is it reminds us how terribly unpredictable life is. Okay, so you realize this...then what? It can be frightening. I had a "best friend" drop me during radiation (which was torture, I got shingles, cording and severe burns) and I never heard from her again. I had friends who never replied once I told them I was diagnosed.
Of course, I have great stories, too, and they restored my faith in humanity. One friend sent me her homemade bread week after week, and specialty green teas along with letters. My favorite is my oncologist asked me to speak to a woman who was doing treatment right after me. We hooked up a few times with a woman who finished right as I started. That woman has become a real friend, we see each other frequently, and are really there for each other.
I have many friends who are amazing and wonderful. But, to me, no one gets it the way a fellow survivor does.
And so, with this, I am going to drop a line to my colleague whose cancer sadly has advanced to Stage IV.
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One of the very hardest things about cancer is it reminds us how terribly unpredictable life is. Okay, so you realize this...then what? It can be frightening. I had a "best friend" drop me during radiation (which was torture, I got shingles, cording and severe burns) and I never heard from her again. I had friends who never replied once I told them I was diagnosed.
Of course, I have great stories, too, and they restored my faith in humanity. One friend sent me her homemade bread week after week, and specialty green teas along with letters. My favorite is my oncologist asked me to speak to a woman who was doing treatment right after me. We hooked up a few times with a woman who finished right as I started. That woman has become a real friend, we see each other frequently, and are really there for each other.
I have many friends who are amazing and wonderful. But, to me, no one gets it the way a fellow survivor does.
And so, with this, I am going to drop a line to my colleague whose cancer sadly has advanced to Stage IV.
November 19, 2011 - 1:01pmThis Comment
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