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A cancer diagnosis and ensuing treatments initiated change to my life. No question about it. In an earlier blog, I likened cancer to a “slap in the face” suddenly you have to face the hard questions previously swept under the carpet. Change can be daunting especially when it is forced upon you. Over the past 4yrs I have been deconstructing and reconstructing my life. Would I have initiated so many changes without the intrusion of cancer… probably not… cancer has sped up the process.
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The text below is something that I found and the author is most willing for this to be shared. Although it is written primarily from a transplant patient's perspective, I do think it applies to a cancer diagnosis also. On reading it I could relate to a lot of what is written and think it is well read and explains how things can be for anyone that is diagnosed with a major illness.
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hey everyone! i think it'd be great if ppl from the melb area could start a group and meet up for a coffee and a chat? it'd be great to talk to people face to face rather than just online... what does everyone think? let me know if ur interested!
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Stupid question!
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Ok, so after many hours of being stuck in the "i cant be bothered mood" Mum has taken a piece of advice and decided that every sunday she will be cooking me dinner - whatever i choose from a variety of recipes we have stored away. This should give her something to care about - at least once a week 🙂 and acts as a little treat for me too.
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i feel like this is all getting to much for me now! last night my boyfriends mum had a big go at me, over something small and silly... i was so upset.. earlier on to that i was fighting with my bf for not telling me the truth... i have my own probs at home to, i dont really get along with my parents much. I used to escape to my bfs house to escape my parents, now i dont knwo what to do? I feel like my worlds crashing down around me and there's nothing i can do to stop it. i feel so alone, so scared and so hurt. I really only have myself and nobody else.
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