Dear Smelling theroses,
I agree with you 100% about the reactions of other people.
My life will never be the same again, and I have not had cancer but caring for my daughter has changed my life forever.
Loving friends at the time just didn't get it, were afraid to ask, and of course now that she is 5 years "all-clear", no-one even recalls anything. It is still with me everyday, every ad on TV, every charity ride etc, etc.
I have been seeing a shrink since November for depression and he feels that I will never resolve the depression until I "let" go of my daughters illness. LET GO. What a joke.
My life is seen in terms of " before she got sick" and "after she got sick".
And , in a strange, way, I don't want to let go. I nearly lost my beautiful girl. I am here as her mother , to validate all that she went through, when she cant recall the trauma of that period in her life. Now I am venting!!!
Anyway, this is a great place to vent, because someone will probably "GET" it.
I hope you have a better day today dear friend.
Mignon