The following situation has happened more than once so wanted to write about it. When I have told people I have cancer they often respond with a story about how cancer has affected them. Probably to feel connected or that they understand what I am going through. Mostly the story is who they know who has had cancer and mostly who has died. More than once people have said, “my so and so had x cancer and died a few months ago”.

cancer Isn’t An Automatic Death Sentence

First of all, everyone knows that the different cancers have such varying degrees of seriousness so it’s like apples and oranges to compare one kind to another. Secondly, cancer is not always a death sentence. There are certainly times that the cancer is so serious that nothing can be done, but not always. I hope I am proof of that.

The treatment plans that are available now are light years ahead of where they were years ago and therefore not just misery. I’m sure this scenario goes for all serious illnesses. People want to share what their experience with a disease is but think twice before you share that someone died. It seems so negative to me and not necessary.

Think About Sharing A Positive Cancer Story

As I re-read this post it seems that I am angry. I am not. I actually chuckle to myself when someone shares their ray of sunshine. I have tried to be honest with this blog throughout cancer and this is just another situation that I wanted to share from that of a cancer patient. Maybe when you hear of someone who has cancer you can share a story about someone you know who has kicked cancer’s ass recently. I hope that someone is me.