tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377218771506051065.post1055212766462360788..comments2023-10-21T03:26:14.989-05:00Comments on Appendix Cancer Survivor's Blog: New IdentityCarolyn Langlie-Lesnik RN BSN MSNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16809251183587926473noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377218771506051065.post-82836703337331708622007-06-29T13:49:00.000-05:002007-06-29T13:49:00.000-05:00For up to four months after my operation I stopped...For up to four months after my operation I stopped buying new things for myself, on the grounds that I might not get the wear out of them. Finally, I decided that thinking permanently short-term was not good for me, and I bought myself a really expensive pair of spectacles and a set of new clothes. I also bought a state-of-the-art satnav system for my car. Two months later I was able to use the satnav system on a two-week driving holiday with my wife, visiting some beautiful places in France, Germany and Switzerland. Now I just think long-term.Graham Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782751150452768910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377218771506051065.post-81956128928232221342007-01-30T19:22:00.000-06:002007-01-30T19:22:00.000-06:00I had a similar experience with a twist.
While su...I had a similar experience with a twist.<br /><br />While surviving the diagnosis I felt that everyone throughout the cancer experience was observing me as a new survivor, a form of out of body experience where I was aware of my reaction to their reaction at every level.<br /><br />Sixteen months later I have gone back through the very same medical offices, more than once, and now when I sit and wait for my followup checkup, blood workups, CAT scans and xRays the survivor sense of the present vs. past experience seems very different.<br /><br />Even though I am sitting with and waiting with new patients, first time survivors, those still in shock with that initial diagnosis and survivor moment in time, I see the journey as a process that is possible to complete.George, Group Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782383736396948046noreply@blogger.com