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Moving Forward/Mentally & Emotionally – Aug 31, 2006

August 31, 2006

I have shared a lot of the physical aspects of my illness but not the mental or emotional stuff.  Since my last chemo treatment in July, I have struggled with “moving on”.  When I reflect on the last year, a lot of questions remain unanswered.  Why was I spared? Will the cancer return, when & where? What is next for me in terms of living? How do I get back to “normal”, etc.

I think I had a break thru last week. I purchased & read the Lance Armstrong book.  It really helped me.  I was having a hard time going from the treatment phase to “living” again.  My experience & his are identical with the exception of the anger.  I never got angry about getting or having to battle cancer.  So I couldn’t relate to that part of the book but otherwise it was really good.  It helped me to see that what I am currently experiencing is normal.  In the scheme of things, I am in Chapter 8 – Survivorship and there are 10 or 11 chapters.  I have a way to go but am dealing with everything a little better now.  I didn’t realize this STUFF is quite normal for a person in my situation.  I am no longer searching for answers to the questions above.  But this type of stuff has been at the forefront of my thinking.

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