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Cancer - friends suport

I guess you just sometimes have to walk in someone else's shoes to see how they feel. Woman are funny creatures. I guess we all mean well. But some do so much damage. The truth is we all try and protect ourselves from thinking we could ever get cancer. So some lay blame, so they can feel good about it not happening to them. Some friends are caring and offer heaps of support, I guess its a mix of emotions for all that are involved. Me personally I have a cancer gene that runs in my family. I have 2 sisters they did not get the gene thank fully. I am really hoping it has missed my boys, as I would hate to see them suffer at all. As a parent we all know how hard it is to keep them safe as it is. I think really its a numbers game and the research shows that 1 in 2 of us will get cancer before 80. That is very high stats.
You need your friends through this battle, but I guess I also needed to be alone when I was sick I wanted to sleep and just rest. So really learnt to be on my own. Which by the way has always been hard for me. I am grateful for the girlfriends that pulled around me at that time. But also, the men were unreal as well. They were very supportive and caring. That is something I thought would be hard for them. Moral of this story don't judge people. I have been surrounded by love lucky me!

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