Submitted by Carl Wilton (not verified) on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 03:13.
Happy Cancerversary!
You're right on when you say there are a great many of us living with this disease. Yes, many of us still carry around those stereotypes in our heads, that make the phrase "cancer survivor" sound to us like an oxymoron. But it's not. It's truly not.
Just a dozen or so years ago (pre-Rituxan), an NHL diagnosis was a much more dire piece of news than it is today. Praise the Lord, our docs have so many more excellent tools at their disposal than they did even a few years ago.
Congrats
Happy Cancerversary!
You're right on when you say there are a great many of us living with this disease. Yes, many of us still carry around those stereotypes in our heads, that make the phrase "cancer survivor" sound to us like an oxymoron. But it's not. It's truly not.
Just a dozen or so years ago (pre-Rituxan), an NHL diagnosis was a much more dire piece of news than it is today. Praise the Lord, our docs have so many more excellent tools at their disposal than they did even a few years ago.
Keep the faith.
Carl