Cancer Truth Note: #269

by | Aug 28, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note

A cancer diagnosis brings up feelings of fear, anxiety, and a strong desire to just be done with this horrible chapter and on to the next. This is normal, but not always realistic. Treatment takes as long as it takes. Trust your team to get you through. 

I hear this a lot. I just want to be done. Done with treatment. Done with follow up appointments. Done with all this constant blood work. 

I get it. It is a lot! Sometimes it is painful and stressful and hard. It can feel never ending.

Unfortunately, it takes as long as it takes. Remember that it is taking as long as it takes because that is what science believes today is the course of treatment to get you well.

What if when you feel that way you flip the story. Instead of “this is awful, I hate this”. Tell yourself a new story. A story where every treatment is getting you closer to taking a great trip or making new memories with family and friends. Now that we are post COVID restriction, maybe turn your treatments into an opportunity to spend a couple hours with a friend. 

What changes if you embrace the process?

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