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Emotional health after cancer: How are you doing really?

Cancer: Managing Symptoms | Last Active: 4 days ago | Replies (285)
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@azkidney57 WOW your discussion is powerful! And so true. I’ve been thinking if there was just someone to talk to honestly. I do see a wonderful therapist but she’s not there 24/7. And most people don’t really want to know.😥 one thing I do know having been a nurse on an oncology unit for 11 years. Nurses cry all the time, either with the patient or at the nurses station or in the break room. We ran out of tears sometimes.
Have you thought about finding a good therapist?

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flowergal | @flowergal | Sep 21 11:36am

True that most people don't want to know. I can see in their eyes they don't really want to know. Sometimes it's because they don't want to face their own mortality.
When I found out I had cancer my neighbor/friend of 15+ years happened to be there. I was emotional and told her why (she didn't ask). As I was telling her what was happening she answered her cell phone(!) . I knew she was not an empathetic person so I should have known better. Since then she has never asked about it.

I have an appointment with a therapist at my oncology office next week. Long overdue since all this started. It is hard.

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