I wrote this a while back. I think it will be a launching point.
1. Cancer doesn’t know what age you are. Also its easy to feel like you don’t belong when walking into the chemo clinic surrounded by people who are almost 30 years older then you, (or in some cases- 20 years younger then you.)
2. I want your support, but I need your patience too. I know I personally love going to the mall, I love movies, I love going on bike rides and I just love being distracted from cancer, but while I am on treatment or post treatment- I might have to reschedule for another day. In the middle of us walking around the mall I might need to take a 5 minute break.
3. Its ok not to know what to say. I am still me. Just because I got cancer doesn’t mean we cant relate or be friends anymore- getting phone calls, txt messages, even an e-mail can make a bad day turn good again.
4. Every cancer and every person is different. Yes surgery may have worked for someone else you have known and a special diet may have helped that other person- but everyone reacts differently to everything. Just know that I am getting the best advise and treatment out there for me, and the hot fudge sundae is not why I have cancer.
5. Cancer is scary and very real. I may act like everything is fine, but some days are just scary days. I am not always sad and do not need constant reminders of why I should be fearful. The best thing to do is not to assume how I am feeling and just listen.
~W/o a Ribbon
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