Catherine,
IMHO, no...you don't have to 'fight'. Fighting is exausting work! Joy is recuperative!!
The only fighting I've done has been for treatments, or against treatments, that can maintain my quality of life as best as possible. Yes, I researched, but that is just ME... having a 'need to know' attitude!
As individuals, we all deal with our disease a bit differently... so 'take what you like and leave the rest' when it comes to 'advice' and opinions
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Respectfully yours, listening to the many birds singing while sitting in the sunshine this nearly 58 yr old says:
Enjoy the moment!
patty
Dx'd at age 50 Stage IIIb; 32 months later, mets dx to brain with recurrances for past 4 1/2 yrs...