Many people don't realize they are putting pressure on those walking though cancer to keep a good attitude. There are days we all need to be able to acknowledge that it can be difficult.
PUBLISHED January 16, 2018
Doris Cardwell is a wife, mother, writer, empty nester, a survivor of life, lover of coffee and laughter. A ten-year Inflammatory Breast Cancer Survivor, she has worked in survivorship, advocacy, and community education since her diagnosis.
Many people have asked me how I dealt with inflammatory breast cancer so well. That is an interesting question. Dealing with something well is a subjective issue. How does one determine if you are dealing with something well? It could mean so many different things to many different people.If it means not being rude to people who say I thought you were dying but "you look so good" (it happened), then yes. I was handling it well. If well means not sleeping some nights because of gripping fear, I had it covered. If it means a resolve to enjoy the little things, I purposed to do it well. If it means laying in the floor crying your eyes out, yep had those days too. Yet most would say I handled it well.
Dealing with cancer and its related life changes is very individual.
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