I am angry that I have cancer, fed up with my lymphedema and furious at the lousy prognosis associated with liver metastases.
In the comments at one of my favourite blogs, d.y.i./ not d-i-e, Rebel1in 8 writes:
'part of empowering someone with cancer is allowing them the right to bitch without the fear that they are sending out a message of defeat and whining.'Exactly.
I am still a 'glass is half full' sort of person but tonight, the water in the glass is boiling.
"I am still a 'glass is half full' sort of person but tonight, the water in the glass is boiling."
ReplyDeletei will probably use this quote in the future. it's a great one.
Laurie~ Being brave does not mean that you don't get angry, or scared or distressed, it means that you are human and are allowed to vent your very normal, human emotions! Anyone would be just as pissed off as you feel and with good reason. Go ahead and vent!
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You know - despite the fact that I'm trying to teach my kids that no - sometimes life just isn't fair - I feel like tell you (like you need to hear it from me) it's okay to scream - IT'S NOT FAIR, IT'S NOT FAIR
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Thinking of you, today. . .
ReplyDeleteBeing pissed off is perfectly within your right. And no one should ever think that being mad means you are giving up...sometimes we just get pissed at the fight we have in front of us and I think that is perfectly normal and acceptable.
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Kim
It's a funny reflex that causes us all to apologize for commenting on our plight, whenever it happens. I think we're all afraid of harshing the listener (or reader, as the case may be), and that they'll trickle away from us, because we're bringing them down.
ReplyDeleteBarbara Ehrenreich had some issue with the iconic status of the jolly cancer patient too:
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[from Welcome to Cancerland]
The right to bitch is one that should be exercised regularly!
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