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MelissaSWFL
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I went thru chemo, surgery and radiation in 2024. The entire process took up the entire year. Looking back, I consider that my "lost year". I know people work through all this, raise kids through all this, etc. But at 60+ and self-employed, I was lucky enough to be able to stop working anytime I needed to rest, and do some work when I needed to focus on something else, anything else, beyond my health!! I am also lucky that I have three loving family members around me to help me, feed me, hug me, whatever I needed. I couldn't have done it alone. There were days when chemo made me weak and ill, bald, fraying nails and skin, sores all over and inside my mouth, nose and eyes, and it seemed endless. Having always struggled with depression, this would have been a dangerous time for me if it wasn't for my support system. While it all seemed endless at the time... like time just stopped completely... looking back now it obviously wasn't. 2025 was better, of course, and I was happy I survived. But recovery included tons of doc appointments, continuing care for hormones and thyroid (mine was killed by radiation), growing back hair and taking more care of my skin than I ever have before to eliminate sores and scars. Still over-focused on myself!! When you talk about time being different, I keep finding myself (now that I'm healthy again) feeling like time is flying by. So much I want to spend my time doing, there never seems to be enough time to get it all in!! But I'm grateful for every day, week or month.
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I completely understand as I don’t have anyone to talk to also. I’m a widow & I live alone. My oldest son died in 2021 & my youngest son & his family live 3 hours. My father is dead & my mother has chronic back pain & is immobile. My younger sister lives with our mother & she is going through a divorce from her husband who abandoned her. My sister doesn’t visit me, help me, call me & rarely texts me. I have various cousins, a niece & nephew that are spread out in nearby states but are hours away from me. After I told my friends I had cancer, they quit contacting me. I have learned how to be my own care giver. It has been very difficult. I’ll admit I’ve been depressed, cried a lot, felt sorry for myself but I never gave up. I prayed & read my Bible everyday. Then I found cancer groups online like this one where I could share what I was going through & got empathetic responses. That really kept me going. I hope you find someone to talk to but I highly recommend the online cancer chat groups.
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I completely understand as I don’t have anyone to talk to also. I’m a widow & I live alone. My oldest son died in 2021 & my youngest son & his family live 3 hours. My father is dead & my mother has chronic back pain & is immobile. My younger sister lives with our mother & she is going through a divorce from her husband who abandoned her. My sister doesn’t visit me, help me, call me & rarely texts me. I have various cousins, a niece & nephew that are spread out in nearby states but are hours away from me. After I told my friends I had cancer, they quit contacting me. I have learned how to be my own care giver. It has been very difficult. I’ll admit I’ve been depressed, cried a lot, felt sorry for myself but I never gave up. I prayed & read my Bible everyday. Then I found cancer groups online like this one where I could share what I was going through & got empathetic responses. That really kept me going. I hope you find someone to talk to but I highly recommend the online cancer chat groups.
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Hi everyone,
Some people say that after a cancer diagnosis, time starts to feel… different. Days might pass too slowly during treatment, or blur together in moments of fear, fatigue, or hope. Others say it made them more present, or more impatient, or simply more aware of the passing weeks and months.
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