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I was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer July 2022. With this diagnosis i was given the prognosis of 10 years. I have since gone through two brain surgeries and months of treatments. Even thought I’m done treatment I feel worse than I did while going through it, and the lasting side effects have taken their toll. During all this I’ve relied heavily on family and friends to help me get through things. Even to just vent to. In doing this I’ve lost a lot of friends, even after asking them if it’s okay to tell them something, and getting the go ahead from them. Recently I’ve found out some shitty news, like I have exposed bone in my right ear, which is the side my tumor is one. I just found out today that I have vision loss in my right eye due to the tumor. I just keep finding out all this upsetting cancer related stuff and feel like I have no one to turn to. I should mention I am also separated, so there isn’t even spousal support. I just sometimes feel abandoned when I most need people.
I’m really sorry you’re going through this, OP. Now is a time to focus on, and do what you can for yourself, regardless of others. Focus on you. Research other ways of handling bad news, besides finding someone to tell. I’m no expert, but prayer and meditation work for some people, and there are lots of other methods, such as writing the bad news on slips of paper and symbolically burning them, etc. if you aren’t in therapy, get into it; therapists have to listen to you. Otherwise, just focus on you and what you want. The people who are meant to accompany you on this journey will filter in, the rest will filter out, and that’s ok, because they aren’t worth the precious little time you have to spend.
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