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Jackie07 06-07-2011 12:16 PM

Men Against Breast Cancer Conference
 
http://merchandise.menagainstbreastc...2CCGConference

Jackie07 06-17-2011 12:52 AM

Re: Men Against Breast Cancer Conference
 
Wondered if there is a conference available for 'Men running away from breast cancer'. :)

I composed a shorter one about my 'poor' husband's dilemma a while ago, but forgot to save it first in a 'Word' file. It 'vanished' without trace just like many previous postings I'd experienced. Such is the life of a 'head-injured' person!

But 'writing' therapy works whether or not those written words are shared/posted/publicized. Being a 'glass half-full' person, I just assume that it was not meant to be.

Cancer/chronic illness affects everyone around us. My attitude has always been to 'let go' if the other party is no longer able to handle the pressure/depression/hopelessness. I've been 'sickly-looking' since before our marriage - I was coughing so bad the night before the wedding that the 'bridegroom-to-be' ended up bringing me 'Sudafed' from the drug store. For sure a bad omen!

What drives hubby 'crazy' the most in the past 23 years (Anniversary coming up soon) is my memory problems. I'm one of the most forgiving person because I often forget what/why/how/who/when was the cause of a conflict that never feels like a problem to me. I've always been known to be a person who thinks very differently from others. It works well for me living in a 'foreign' land - because being different is expected of me. Most people don't realize that I'm just as much an 'odd ball' in my 'homeland'.

Not yet in his mid 50's, hubby is terribly youthful looking for his age. There's no reason for anyone to suffer when there's such limited time. He's had the two stents for more than 9 years; I've had two bouts of breast cancer the past 8 years. And now I'm looking into the possibility of a Gamma-knife procedure the second time in 11 years - having had the long, tedious craniotomy 21 years ago.

Having helped take care of my late Mother-in-law in the nursing home for over 8 years before she succumed to Alzheimer's and spent numerous days helping out my Father-in-law because of his history of two hip surgeries and one knee surgery, hubby feels like he's not had a 'life' ever since my first surgery. He showed his impatience during my bc recurrence and was talked down to by my oncologist one time - the last time he'd ever accompanied me in any office visit before my appointment with the radiation oncologist for the brain tumor 10 days ago. He's evidently had enough of the 'watch and wait' game in the tumor world. And I do agree everyone deserves a break...


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