Tuesday, June 12, 2018

How Can Survivors Express Fears and Insecurities Without Seeming Ungrateful?

May 14th, 2018 | Survivorship
NicoleMadison1 | Survivor: Soft Tissue Sarcoma    Connect 

Cancer free. Wow! The excitement is overwhelming. Chemo is done, incisions 
from surgery are continuing to heal, and we are back home! A miracle has 
happened and I have breath in my lungs today. I am celebrating life and am  
so thankful for this amazing gift that God has given me to live another day.
But here's what I have found over the last few months. Things haven't gone
 back to "normal" like I thought they would. I’m not sure what I expected post-
cancer life to be like, but maybe I didn't think any differences would matter 
because being alive would be enough. And how can one express fears and 
insecurities without seeming ungrateful?


Well, I am here to share with all of the fighters and survivors reading that you 
are not alone if you feel this way. Your life is different. For some of you, it may 
feel amazing and for others, you might find that you are struggling with survivor’s guilt, where you fit in, and how to have conversations with people now. 


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