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I think the irony of the situation is that our friends and family need us to project positivity and being strong to make them feel better, but sometimes all we need is somebody to whom
we can just admit how scared we really are. It can be exhausting.
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@digbb You wrote what I was thinking but I wasn't certain how to say it.
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You're absolutely right. There's a lady who lives near me and I ran into her the other day. She has cancer and she admitted how scared she was. I really respected her honesty and the fact that I could just offer her a listening ear. I was amazed that just mentioning the fact that I was having a biopsy to determine if I have cancer, set people off. I was amazed that they didn't want to hear that and said I was being negative. Sheesh. I was just being realistic but I guess they think our job is to make them feel better. It sure is exhausting.