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Cancer: Being diagnosed during the holiday season
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jan 17 10:06am | Replies (26)Comment receiving replies
@javagirl Like you, I'm not one to feel sorry for myself and my husband is great at supporting me, and like you, I don't want people to feel sorry for me. That tip from my psychologist is really helping me when the question "why me" invades my mind. And as @ebtexas55 has suggested, I've started writing those positive "why me"; it's even more powerful to see them on paper.
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What did your psychologist say that helped with the "why me" feeling? And what kind of positive things do you write on paper? If you don't mind sharing, I think this could really help me.
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I have been writing about my cancer (to the extent that I could) since my abnormal mammogram in July this past year. I've written all my life, in English grad school and during 20+ years as a board certified appellate lawyer. I am also an award-winning published poet. I have quite a few things to say about my IDC cancer patient experience. I'm not sure if this will be a book or an article.