tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637984090891248483.post7035524260305140828..comments2023-09-01T04:59:08.375-04:00Comments on A New Me - Relating to Cancer: Challenged to CommunicateA New Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659893023568144304noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637984090891248483.post-37654695135449771442014-01-17T12:25:17.923-05:002014-01-17T12:25:17.923-05:00Well Sophie...I am doing my darndest to try to con...Well Sophie...I am doing my darndest to try to convey it. I know it is very difficult, though, to really understand something that isn't personally experienced. Thanks for reading.A New Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14659893023568144304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637984090891248483.post-70291993367333112062014-01-17T12:23:08.306-05:002014-01-17T12:23:08.306-05:00Thanks...life is quite the freaking journey, isn&#...Thanks...life is quite the freaking journey, isn't it?A New Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14659893023568144304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637984090891248483.post-7251142784906032692014-01-17T12:22:24.347-05:002014-01-17T12:22:24.347-05:00No apology necessary. I often say this blog is abo...No apology necessary. I often say this blog is about life and living. It is about so much more than cancer. I am thrilled it stimulated what it did for you. Thanks for sharing your experience and insights.A New Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14659893023568144304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637984090891248483.post-62207280654216011822014-01-17T12:20:27.736-05:002014-01-17T12:20:27.736-05:00Sorry to hear about your mom. I certainly hope she...Sorry to hear about your mom. I certainly hope she is doing as well as you think. I only say this for your awareness. Some people are really good at wearing a mask. And if your mother is one of them, it might take a lot of effort, and it would be freeing to be able to really express what she feels. Lots of love to you.A New Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14659893023568144304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637984090891248483.post-81279529846645489542014-01-17T07:30:22.608-05:002014-01-17T07:30:22.608-05:00Gosh, I cannot begin to imagine what you're go...Gosh, I cannot begin to imagine what you're going through! :-/Sophie Bownshttp://sophiebowns.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637984090891248483.post-21603108634311153242014-01-17T02:15:47.914-05:002014-01-17T02:15:47.914-05:00nice post. if people could find more comfort aroun...nice post. if people could find more comfort around their discomfort then most troubles in this world would end. i think in the end most of us either give up or run away from problems. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637984090891248483.post-48253064798623547142014-01-17T00:08:03.603-05:002014-01-17T00:08:03.603-05:00Elizabeth,
I won't say I understand exactly ...Elizabeth, <br /><br />I won't say I understand exactly what you are going through. What I will say is: I feel you! You have very beautifully and directly provided a window into your soul. What you have written not only brings home your personal crisis, it does also speak to many of our deepest life matters and it does so on multiple levels.<br /><br />The whole time I read your story, I kept flashing on our youth in the world. I have served youth and their families for 13 years as a counselor and coach. In a very similar way, we hide from the very real crisis that to me seems very much like a cancer in human relations. We don't know how to team up to break down, dismantel this cancerous situation in that is afflicting our youth. <br /><br />To move to the bomb metaphor, it is also like we have land mines that could go off in ANYONE'S "backyard' (school). We can't seem to team up and agree that it is not a matter of finding blame, arguing about blame, it is about honestly admitting we don't know and we really need to put our heads, hearts and minds together to dismantle whatever it is that afflicts us and our youth. <br /><br />I apologize for departing from your very personal story, but I read so much more in addition to what is directly personal to you. It seems clear to me that this is the intention you are trying to get across. I feel you. I really appreciate what you put into crafting this piece of you for us all. Donovanhttp://www.getreadycoaching.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637984090891248483.post-83783663950558180702014-01-16T23:31:31.162-05:002014-01-16T23:31:31.162-05:00I totally agree that its really hard to talk about...I totally agree that its really hard to talk about or cope up something like cancer but its always good to communicate. My mom is suffering from cancer and as family members we see her suffer going through chemo etc but hats off to her cheerful attitude and how she copes up with losing hair, a sudden change in life...Priya Shivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11093597715150016834noreply@blogger.com