Friday, May 6, 2011
Cancer
This is a different post. This post is for all the people that read this that have had cancer, have cancer, or are family members of people with cancer. I could not have started this journey and done so well with out my sister. I know a lot of you have people you feel that way about. I also am so grateful for all the support. People without cancer want to help and they do but they just can't totally understand. All the feedback and support means so much. I know I should do a support group but I am not a group person so this is where I get it. I wish everyone the greatest luck with their recovery and I hope everyone in remission stays that way. It is spring, it is beautiful, and everyone should feel good. Nobody should be suffering and yet this disease and all the treatments do some pretty horrible things to people. Some good too, like the gift of life for a little longer but still..... It makes me sad that we all have those things that are not the same now and they never will be. The proverbial before and after....... Ok have a great day. I will too.
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Okay, I know you don't want to do the support group thing. But go to The Wellness Community for specific support. They have a group that is for your type of cancer. I felt the same way. It took a bad incident with my family ( my sister and sister-in-law cornered me and really bullied me not long after my chemo--I hadn't been honest as to how sick I was to them, or to myself I realized) to make me go and I was so glad I did finally reach out to others in "the Cancer Club." I needed to know what they knew. I wasn't handling it all emotionally. I couldn't analyze the nuances of how other people felt. And don't think about it as a "group" therapy session. It's about gathering information to make informed and objective decisions as you travel in your journey.
ReplyDeleteI've started going to Gilda's Club in NYC--the original one! It's merged with The Wellness Community. They have free classes and events for cancer patients and their caregivers. I'm going to use it too. I really hardly know anyone up here and it's a good place for me to start--with others in the club too.
I think of you more often than you realize. Maybe somedays you feel a surge of energy--that could be me sending you my Qi Gong healing from me to you! I have used that meditation to assist in my healing. Happy goes a long way. Remember that--I'm sure you are aware though.
And, as I told some new friends I met last night at Gilda's Club, I have tried to figure out how to make the most of what I've got going on. I literally feel like every day is numbered. I'll never get over what I have--it will always be with me. My purpose is to make sure I'm happy as often as possible and making the most of what I'm doing and have in my life. That's a tall order considering what I'm asking of the others in my life. But everyone seems to be able to go with it. In that I'm blessed.
Be well and travel with an open heart and open eyes. You can make the most of it too.
Much love, Karen Young