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Facing Cancer Recurrence, PTSD & Acknowledging Mental Health
Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: Sep 24 10:31am | Replies (447)Comment receiving replies
I agree with all of that but please make sure you have a support system, if you are keeping it from them, then they cannot support you. Being up beat is awesome but you also need to process the negative feelings and sometimes just having that one or two people that you can sit and complain and cry and laugh with makes all the difference in how you cope daily. We have an informal cancer group here that meets for dinner every couple weeks, just us girls usually 3 or 4, that we can process all the stuff, good and bad. We all have different cancers but we are all somewhat close in age. Without that, I think it would be harder to be upbeat day after day.
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@auntieoakley- Your group sounds wonderful!
@janlanderz- I agree with @auntieoakley, being positive is terrific but you need your mind to process all of your feelings, just not the positive ones. If you don't let loose then as time goes on it will become harder and harder to live with your diagnosis.
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I am just beginning to meet people who are becoming some support to me.. One girl from the hospice centre who beat her cancer but lost most of her family members to cancer... calls me every few days.. we are going to a barbeque together tomorrow where the band that plays at the hospice centre will be playing... its at one of the band members camp ground... I also got our public library to start a cancer support group..first meeting will be Sep 11 and every month after that on every second Wednesday... so I am sure I will meet some others who will also be supportive... thanks for your input.. it's nice to hear from others who care 🙂