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Curmudgeoness

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21. I think that we all fear cancer.

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 06:08 PM

Oct 2013

It is so arbitrary. It comes out of nowhere. It doesn't matter how careful you are in living healthy.

I have the feeling that everyone falls apart when they first hear the diagnosis....or at some point in the process. I think of the things that I have lived through, although none are so devastating as cancer, and I have no idea how I got through it. We just do. What are your choices when faced with difficulties that you cannot control? You face it, you hide from it, you fight it, or you give up. I fear cancer, but I also know that it is quite possible that it could be in the future since too many people get it if they live long enough. I do not worry about it, now. In fact, I try not to worry about things that may not happen when there are things that I have to face day to day. There is enough to worry about that is happening and has to be dealt with.

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This Guy’s Wife Got Cancer, So He Did Something Unforgettable. The Last 3 Photos Destroyed Me. [View all] MattSh Oct 2013 OP

It's a great series, the last three are not particularly awful. nt. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #1

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Beautiful. Moving. Thank you. ancianita Oct 2013 #5

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only tears hourglass1 Oct 2013 #9

Welcome to DU, hourglass1! calimary Oct 2013 #17

Very emotional photos! Callalily Oct 2013 #10

I'm sitting in the bathroom... a la izquierda Oct 2013 #11

Wow, that was so real tavalon Oct 2013 #13

My sister did similar when our mom was dying of brain cancer in the 80's ... Myrina Oct 2013 #14

It took several tries to have the courage to look Mira Oct 2013 #15

Now that's a 'CIGAR'; greiner3 Oct 2013 #18

Sorry, but have you ever smoked a 'cigar' placed under your tongue? Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Oct 2013 #29

Am I the only one who is totally afraid of cancer? CoffeeCat Oct 2013 #19

I think that we all fear cancer. Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #21

no. you're not the only one. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2013 #22

I was thinking that some people here were too sentimental Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #20

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Been there, done that, it sucked. Throckmorton Oct 2013 #33