tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post622564269968324421..comments2024-03-29T03:15:36.192-04:00Comments on Bayblab: Depression in cancer survivors and their partnersKamelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548259062576527751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post-24780465623314233212010-06-04T14:52:02.664-04:002010-06-04T14:52:02.664-04:00I am a survivor, and I know I am supose to be happ...I am a survivor, and I know I am supose to be happy, after all I am one of the luck few who survived stage 4 cancer, but in the fall out of the aftermath, my husband of 35 years left, and I am about a stones throw from losing my home and my car, I working now, but I come in and cry for hours from the pain it creates, so when i hear "lucky survivor" excuse me if I just politly, nod thank you and walk away, I am greatful to my wonderful Dr.'s and their staff, I guess, I just expected my life to be normal again and it never will be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post-25789684173376124942007-11-08T16:29:00.000-05:002007-11-08T16:29:00.000-05:00As a woman, I know I would have an extremely hard ...As a woman, I know I would have an extremely hard time with the side-effects of the treatment process. It's a loss of feminity, of a woman's worth in some people's eyes. I heard of many women avoiding potentially life-saving treatment altogether because of their hair loss fear. I've had a history of cancer in my family so this subject is extremely personal for me. I'm a community ambassador with Pantene Beautiful Lengths, and together we are trying to gather 1 million inches of hair to provide wigs for women dealing with chemo related hair loss. We come in and deliver these wigs to these women and hopefully try and rebuild their confidence to give them a fighting chance in overcoming this serious illness, and the depression it can cause. If you are interested in donating or pledging please visit this site http://www.beautifullengths.com/en_US/million_inch/million_inch_qa.jsp<BR/>Help support this amazing cause!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post-56703070441693746962007-11-02T15:46:00.000-04:002007-11-02T15:46:00.000-04:00I guess sometimes it's about quality of life rathe...I guess sometimes it's about quality of life rather than quantity...as long as we realize that having quality of life and a "positive" outlook doesn't mean you're not going to die someday. I guess that's true of life in general.<BR/><BR/>Or as the (fictitious)Roman Gladiator Maximus said, "Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back."Baymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436172198266062229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post-28924003456612565182007-11-02T14:58:00.000-04:002007-11-02T14:58:00.000-04:00At least feeling positive or depressed makes no di...At least feeling positive or depressed <A HREF="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071022/cancersurvival_071022/20071022?hub=Health" REL="nofollow">makes no difference </A> for your survival according to all the studies done so far. Sometimes having to be positive about your cancer can also be a burden. By all means you have something to be depressed about. Always being positive sometimes has the unwanted side effect that you can't prepare yourself for your death and do/say the things you want with your familly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post-13443138772596481282007-11-02T13:35:00.000-04:002007-11-02T13:35:00.000-04:00Funny you didn't mention research and clinical tri...Funny you didn't mention research and clinical trials. The way I see it, depression is a natural consequence of being sick and feeling there's nothing you can do that has any hope of helping. A loss of hope.<BR/><BR/>Support is critical, but I think what sick people also need is to feel that there is action they or others can take to a)understand what is making them ill and b)understand what steps (no matter how small) they can take to improve their health.<BR/><BR/>Striving to overcome difficulties, no matter how insurmountable, is inspiring, accepting them without a fight is depressing. By supporting disease research society hopefully sends the message to those who suffer that their lives are worth fighting for - whether the are ultimately "cured" or not. I think that's how you fight depression.Baymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436172198266062229noreply@blogger.com