Yesterday to fill my day I started doing some more research on breast cancer and various aspects of cancer treatment. Previously I don't think I was ready to do this as it can be a bit overwhelming and scary. While at times I found myself getting a little down reading some of the information I also found quite a few sites that picked me back up and became sources of inspiration. One of these sites is Young Adult Cancer Canada. So far I have found it somewhat difficult to find people who can relate to what I am going through. Sure many people have had cancer and know people who have, but how many have had it in their 20's. It is very strange to go the the Tom Baker Cancer Centre as a young adult...in a way you feel like a bit of a celebrity. Everyone looks at you as you walk by, sometimes they even start whispering to the person they are with...all because you are young and in everyone's mind shouldn't be going through this. So anyways back to the website. I think it is really great because you can read profiles of young people that have had cancer or have cancer. And to my surprise, there are actually others out there who have had breast cancer in their 20's....I'm not the only one! Anyways if you ever need a story of inspiration on a bad day check out this site...there are some amazing stories and people on it. Two that really hit home with me are Dawn Cleary and Elizabeth Knox...a couple of times when reading these I actually got goosebumps as it sounded just like me :)
http://www.youngadultcancer.ca/community/profiles/
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Kim, I just love reading your blog. You are such an entertaining writer and you are right- this is a fabulous way to keep everyone in the loop. When my sister was down and out with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, she found it very challenging to answer the "How are you?" question. Although she knew everyone genuinely cared about what was happening to her, she felt constantly and repeatedly going over the details was exhausting for her and not good for "her head." So... awesome to see you at hockey last Friday. We were nailed on spirit points so missed the playoffs by 1 point! Gotta love those spirit points. Oh well, we like us!
ReplyDeleteHey Kim, thank you for having the courage to open your thoughts with everyone. Your loved and supported every step of the way.
ReplyDeleteHopefully us girls will get together for another foreign movie night soon. French? Spainish? P&rn? lol