Writing is healing…I commend you for sharing it all..even though it’s in the rear view mirror; it’ll always be with you. Grief for what happened, what you lost, how you stayed brave, how you recovered, how your strength and perseverance gave you courage. Relief and release is grief, tears, telling about it is the process of grief. You are here and your beautiful smile intact… rejoice in that but grieve it as well. What an amazing person you are to share truth and vulnerability so well! I’m in tears for you; also in awe of how you’ve overcome so much. Sending hugs and so much love, my friend! 🫶☺️🤗
Oh my...thanks so much Joan. I am truly grateful for your words and very kind thoughts. It's been quite a trauma this oral cancer of mine and I am slowly understanding how much grace and compassion I need to give myself now more than any other time.
I am so fortunate to be well, and yes have that great smile and I used to think that was it...but losing parts of me (that were special) was hard and now I admit how I need to be and its OK.
Your cancer journey is definitely one full of trauma both physically and mentally. You have had so much healing and processing of what you have been through. You are a very brave lady, especially by sharing with others to help people understand how mentally challenging a cancer diagnosis is.
I do think it is helpful to get involved with raising awareness, for us who are fortunate enough to survive a cancer diagnosis. I was also in that position, back in 1999, with ovarian cancer which was little known at that time. I was one of the first women to be a "poster girl" for it at that time, doing newspaper interviews, TV appearances etc. I also became a telephone counsellor for women who'd been diagnosed. It was painful at the time, constantly revisiting a horrible part of my life. But it was really helpful in the long run, helping me over the "bump' as it were. I'm sure you'll find it helpful too . Best wishes on your journey, Denyse. Give yourself a hug xx
Thanks so much Stella. Always a voice of reason and commonsense. I admit I threw myself into recovery and was a 'poster girl' for it as my surgeon said. He used images of me and B at a quality of life world conference!!
And of course, teacher me gave back...for 5 years but what is happening now..and why I wrote to help me through is that I never DID acknowledge how it FELT to lose what I did. And of course, my life, irrevocably changed in some social ways too.
Of course I will always be grateful but I am giving me some grieving time to really help me in a recovery time that is proving a bit of a challenge!
Your comments are not only helpful but are a way to share more with others.
Writing is healing…I commend you for sharing it all..even though it’s in the rear view mirror; it’ll always be with you. Grief for what happened, what you lost, how you stayed brave, how you recovered, how your strength and perseverance gave you courage. Relief and release is grief, tears, telling about it is the process of grief. You are here and your beautiful smile intact… rejoice in that but grieve it as well. What an amazing person you are to share truth and vulnerability so well! I’m in tears for you; also in awe of how you’ve overcome so much. Sending hugs and so much love, my friend! 🫶☺️🤗
Oh my...thanks so much Joan. I am truly grateful for your words and very kind thoughts. It's been quite a trauma this oral cancer of mine and I am slowly understanding how much grace and compassion I need to give myself now more than any other time.
I am so fortunate to be well, and yes have that great smile and I used to think that was it...but losing parts of me (that were special) was hard and now I admit how I need to be and its OK.
I do appreciate our connections here!
Denyse x
Your cancer journey is definitely one full of trauma both physically and mentally. You have had so much healing and processing of what you have been through. You are a very brave lady, especially by sharing with others to help people understand how mentally challenging a cancer diagnosis is.
Thank you Janine for your kind and considerate words.
I know this was a part of my cancer story I needed to share to help me the most...and it has.
I am grateful indeed.
Take care,
Denyse x
I do think it is helpful to get involved with raising awareness, for us who are fortunate enough to survive a cancer diagnosis. I was also in that position, back in 1999, with ovarian cancer which was little known at that time. I was one of the first women to be a "poster girl" for it at that time, doing newspaper interviews, TV appearances etc. I also became a telephone counsellor for women who'd been diagnosed. It was painful at the time, constantly revisiting a horrible part of my life. But it was really helpful in the long run, helping me over the "bump' as it were. I'm sure you'll find it helpful too . Best wishes on your journey, Denyse. Give yourself a hug xx
Thanks so much Stella. Always a voice of reason and commonsense. I admit I threw myself into recovery and was a 'poster girl' for it as my surgeon said. He used images of me and B at a quality of life world conference!!
And of course, teacher me gave back...for 5 years but what is happening now..and why I wrote to help me through is that I never DID acknowledge how it FELT to lose what I did. And of course, my life, irrevocably changed in some social ways too.
Of course I will always be grateful but I am giving me some grieving time to really help me in a recovery time that is proving a bit of a challenge!
Your comments are not only helpful but are a way to share more with others.
Take care,
Denyse x
So brave. Courage beyond the pale. XXXX
Thank you kindly. I know you get it too.
Denyse x