Josie, you are a brave soul and a beautiful spirit. I took the liberty to read everyone's comments to you and I say, "ditto!'
Let this journal be a place where you feel safe enough to let it all out and know that we love you and only want to offer support. You can never have enough loving support, sistah!
I live my life knowing that everything happens for a reason, there are no coincidences. I want to share an experience I had today with a hospice patient:
I met a 62 year old woman who has "beaten" cancer 3 times, but is losing the battle to the dreaded brain cancer. During my session with her today I was impressed with her truthfulness about her situation and desire to have meaningful exchanges with her family and anyone she came in contact with. You see the nature of her cancer is that she could die any second without warning. I am not telling you this to depress you or take away from the seriousness of your situation. I tell you this because it is imperative that you are honest with your loved ones about everything. Don't underestimate their strength or yours. If they choose to be in denial than so be it, but it is not healthy for you to shoulder your health condition alone. Your mother and you may be of great comfort to each other, don't take away her role of mother. However, I honor your choices. I just feel compelled to write these words.
I wish you the best and will have you and your family in my thoughts.
Michelle, thanks ever so much for your words of clarity. I really do want to be true in all that I do and much as I care about my Mum I know she cares about me too, immensely so. I will definitely be sharing what's going on with me and your right that we will be able to support each other through this. I think too that the woman you met has such the right attitude, I admire her for being so honest and frank. I'm lucky that I have a good relationship with my family, we can talk, and I know that this will just bring us closer together.
I hope this doesn't sound strange but I have slept since yesterday for 14 hours and woke up with a feeling that I'm looking forward to tackling our challenge head on. I don't feel alone with this like I did previously. Hehe, I might be feeling pretty ropey bodywise but I'm feeling pretty damn good in other areas. Thanks so much Michelle for being so thoughful and supportive, what you said yesterday helped me open up and I'm ever grateful x x x
I took the liberty to read everyone's comments to you and I say, "ditto!'
Let this journal be a place where you feel safe enough to let it all out and know that we love you and only want to offer support. You can never have enough loving support, sistah!
I live my life knowing that everything happens for a reason, there are no coincidences.
I want to share an experience I had today with a hospice patient:
I met a 62 year old woman who has "beaten" cancer 3 times, but is losing the battle to the dreaded brain cancer. During my session with her today I was impressed with her truthfulness about her situation and desire to have meaningful exchanges with her family and anyone she came in contact with. You see the nature of her cancer is that she could die any second without warning. I am not telling you this to depress you or take away from the seriousness of your situation. I tell you this because it is imperative that you are honest with your loved ones about everything. Don't underestimate their strength or yours. If they choose to be in denial than so be it, but it is not healthy for you to shoulder your health condition alone. Your mother and you may be of great comfort to each other, don't take away her role of mother. However, I honor your choices. I just feel compelled to write these words.
I wish you the best and will have you and your family in my thoughts.
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I hope this doesn't sound strange but I have slept since yesterday for 14 hours and woke up with a feeling that I'm looking forward to tackling our challenge head on. I don't feel alone with this like I did previously. Hehe, I might be feeling pretty ropey bodywise but I'm feeling pretty damn good in other areas. Thanks so much Michelle for being so thoughful and supportive, what you said yesterday helped me open up and I'm ever grateful x x x
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The support an love you get form sharing your expereince is empowering, I am sure.
Please keep posting.
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