I was reminded this weekend that humans compare themselves to their peers pretty often, even me. An acquaintance with chronic pain told me that she says to herself: "well, at least I don't have blank illness". Okay, hers was actually cancer and then she specified that it was brain cancer. I think that she had a brain fart because you shouldn't tell someone with a disease that theirs is the worst thing you can think of having. Secretly, mine is tuberculosis but if you're reading this and you have TB then don't be discouraged. People live and it could be us!I was at a Mexican restaurant with my favorite pharmacist friend, who said that many cancers now are long term chronic illnesses. Now, that's what I'm talking about! I want to tell my oncologist that I'll be his patient as long as he's practicing and I'm working up the gumption to do just that.
Tomorrow, tune in for vegan cornbread muffins!! Yum yum.
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Hey Cail,
I was cruising the net and I stumbled across a cancer website that challenged your concept of stage iv cancer being 'incurable'.
It discusses the recent advances in cancer treatments and how there are many different treatment options for various forms of stage iv breast cancer.
And of all places it is from Texas! Who knew they focused on anything other than trucks and big steaks.
Here's the link:
http://www.texasoncology.com/types-of-cancer/breast-cancer/stage-iv-breast-cancer/
I didn't... although Texas might have more cancer because of their really, big steaks?
Good job Kill!
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