I couldn't agree with you more about "the worry is worse than the disease".
I was just saying that to someone today. I had my surgery for breast cancer
over 2 years ago, everything has been fine since, yet I still worry and get
stressed out over tests, etc. Looking back, I think of all the time and
energy I wasted on worrying, all for nothing, but still can't seem to find
a way to stop. It is an ongoing, learning process.
My spine has been hurting me for about a month. It could be our couch (the
springs are shot), could be tension, etc. Another dilemna I find myself
faced with is, do I want to keep worrying about it or do I want to really
know if I have cause to worry? I want a third choice. LOL.
Christine
At 02:31 PM 07/01/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Kathy, I think if a person heard a loud noise followed by a direct hit by a
>lightening bolt, that person would be very leery of loud noises of any
kind in
>the future! My Dad is new to cancer and I told you that when he had a
>backache in the hosp his immediate fear was that he had spinal cancer! I
felt
>so sorry for him; I think sometimes the worry is worse than the disease
>itself. The worry reaches out and grabs all the loved ones around you like a
>contagion, cancer doesn't have that direct attack abillity. Glad your feeling
>better !
>Chris R.
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