Cancer for the New Initiate
Two of my very best friends, who have been there for me and my family throughout my cancer experience, no questions asked, discovered recently that their loved ones (one mom and one mom-in-law) have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Another very close personal friend - she knitted me Wonder Woman wristguards while I had half my liver removed, for Goodness sake - just learned that her father has a terminal cancer diagnosis. This, of c ourse, is shitty news for all involved. It's gotten me thinking, though, about my own first crazy, overwhelming weeks after learning of my own cancer diagnosis and what was helpful to me and my family as we sought to come to terms with our new situation. So in the hopes of helping my dear friends - or anyone, really, finding themselves or their loved ones reeling from the devastating reality of cancer, I offer the following suggestions and resources. I hope they are of use to you, and if anyone out there in the virtual world ever wants more