A FINE LINE HAS BEEN DRAWN, 3 DIFFERENT CANCERS AND MY 1ST. INSTINCT WAS TO DO IT ALONE, THROW IN FAMILY AND THEY WANT TOO INJECT THEMSELVES INTO THE MIX, NOT A BAD THING, JUST ANOTHER HEADACHE AT TIMES....
WITH ME, IT'S A DOUBLE EDGE SWORD, THERE IS NO WAY I COULD DO IT ALONE, MY LICENSE WAS TAKEN FROM ME DUE TO A SEIZURE, 15+ WEEKS WITHOUT A CAR WAS MY TURNING POINT, WHAT DO YOU DO WITHOUT WHEELS?
MY INDEPENDENCE STRIPPED RAW, FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE MY SUPPORT, WITHOUT THEM I BECOME UNGLUED AT SORTS....
I MUST STAY IN THE HERE AND NOW TODAY, THE SIDE EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION ARE RUNNING MY LIFE, THAT DICTATES TO ME, WHEN I WILL SLEEP AND HOW LONG, GOING ON 1-3 HOURS A NIGHT....
I DO NOT WANT SOMEONE TO BE HURT BY ALL THIS AND BE BLINDSIDED LIKE I WAS AND AM....
FOR ME IT'S BEST TO HAVE SOME KIND OF STRUCTURE TO LIVE ON, MAKING APPOINTMENTS, GETTING INVOLVED, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO FAMILY, YOU CAN GET HELP AT THE CANCER SOCIETY, AND YOUR HOSPITAL, USE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THAT....
EVEN IF YOU HAVE 1 CANCER, SUPPORT IS KEY, NO NEED TO SUFFER ANYMORE, PLEASE SEEK THE HELP, ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND DON'T LEAVE UNTIL EACH 1 IS ANSWERED....
IT'S YOUR LIFE, NOT THE DOCTORS, IF YOU DISAGREE, SO BE IT GET A 2ND OPINION, OR GET A NEW TEAM OF DOCTORS, ASK ABOUT EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS OR TRIALS....
EXPLORE ALL YOUR OPTIONS, LIFE IS PRECIOUS, LIVE IT, DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT, BEFORE IT STARTED....