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G. Ann · 06-14-2006, 06:04 PM

Hi CLV,

I think all of us were overwhelmed in the beginning. Some breeze through chemo, surgery, and radiation. Others struggle a little more with the treatment. We share a disease but side effects vary. A helpful phrase I read from a cancer book written by Vickie Girard, a cancer survivor: "I learned very early to look at what surgery, chemo, or radiation was going to do FOR me instead of TO me. That made all the difference."

This little shift from the word "TO" to the sord "FOR" helped me make a shift mentally and gave me a sense that chemo was helping to fight breast cancer.

Be gentle with yourself during treatment.
G. Ann

06-14-2006, 06:04 PM	#5
G. Ann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 78	Hi CLV, I think all of us were overwhelmed in the beginning. Some breeze through chemo, surgery, and radiation. Others struggle a little more with the treatment. We share a disease but side effects vary. A helpful phrase I read from a cancer book written by Vickie Girard, a cancer survivor: "I learned very early to look at what surgery, chemo, or radiation was going to do FOR me instead of TO me. That made all the difference." This little shift from the word "TO" to the sord "FOR" helped me make a shift mentally and gave me a sense that chemo was helping to fight breast cancer. Be gentle with yourself during treatment. G. Ann