I watched my big sister go through the same ordeal with Osteosarcoma. First it was the leg, then the lungs. Despite spending 5 of her 14 years with this disease, she really didn't let it define her. I know that's the standard bullshit people say about sick and disabled people, but for her it was true. Around the time of her death I read Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms." Towards the end of the novel he writes "The world breaks everyone and afterward some are strong in the broken places." It seems that you have become strong in your broken places.
The cancer definitely took a toll on my parents as well. It was an early lesson for me that, despite appearing to be in control, my parents were just as helpless as me.
Also, coming from an Agnostic/Atheist, don't let the whole "If there was a God he wouldn't allow me to suffer like this" keep you away from looking at religion forever. When I was your age I pretty much believed the same. While I still don't believe in God, I think spiritual belief (or lack thereof) requires constant revaluation.
Anyway I don't know why I felt compelled to tell you this. Good luck with your remission.
Question: What is the first thing you will do when you're cancer free?
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I watched my big sister go through the same ordeal with Osteosarcoma. First it was the leg, then the lungs. Despite spending 5 of her 14 years with this disease, she really didn't let it define her. I know that's the standard bullshit people say about sick and disabled people, but for her it was true. Around the time of her death I read Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms." Towards the end of the novel he writes "The world breaks everyone and afterward some are strong in the broken places." It seems that you have become strong in your broken places.
The cancer definitely took a toll on my parents as well. It was an early lesson for me that, despite appearing to be in control, my parents were just as helpless as me.
Also, coming from an Agnostic/Atheist, don't let the whole "If there was a God he wouldn't allow me to suffer like this" keep you away from looking at religion forever. When I was your age I pretty much believed the same. While I still don't believe in God, I think spiritual belief (or lack thereof) requires constant revaluation.
Anyway I don't know why I felt compelled to tell you this. Good luck with your remission.
Question: What is the first thing you will do when you're cancer free?
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