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Facing Cancer Recurrence, PTSD & Acknowledging Mental Health
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@janlanderz Hi, again. You mentioned not telling your Mom of your diagnosis because of her age, etc. I, too, didn’t tell my mother when I was diagnosed with a brain lesion due to a rare autoimmune disease. But, it turned out that she knew from the beginning. It was so hard to pretend that all was well when it wasn’t. Now, she is a good support to me. She’s 96 and healthier than I am!
I hope all goes well and you can make your trip to the east coast. Please take care
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@becsbuddy- I agree with you about telling @janlanderz's mom. Having cancer is stress enough but not telling your mom about your illness ads to that. I'm sure that you have felt that. Also I'm sure that your mom knows that something is up because you have cancelled your trips to see her. It sounds like she has brought you up to be a caring loving person, so giver her the benefit of the doubt that she will help you and that it will not hurt her. Will you give this some thought?
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thank you becky... you are too cute... glad your mom is doing so well... and I do think she knows there is something wrong.. I told her I quit smoking in Dec.. she is real glad to hear that... but I think she knows something is wrong.. but I still rather not tell her the worst.. did tell her a while back they were checking a lump on my throat..