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Not limited to breast cancer, I think...love and prayers, Joicy
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Coping with a partner's breast cancer: A man's view
[10/10/2000; MSNBC]
SPECIAL TO MSNBC Oct. 5 -- Suddenly, it seems, I know a
lot of men who are dealing with breast cancer -- their wife's,
that is. And suddenly, these men are experiencing a welter of
emotions that are brand new to them.
A rabbi who lives down the street told me that he now had a ‘problem'
with prayer. After his wife's second bout of breast cancer was
diagnosed, he found himself raging at God, even questioning whether
God was listening to him.
ONE REASON: Unable to take much action, a common male response
to any problem, they're left with their feelings staring straight
at them. Some men can handle them, and some can't. A good friend
of mine suddenly found himself going to church a lot and praying
some on his own. "It can't hurt," he said, "and it might help.
I've never been very religious, but in church I feel it's OK
to let out whatever I'm feeling. I keep nothing in. And it's
very comforting."
The full article can be found at:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/472303.asp?cp1=1
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