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Molly;s and laughter
Catharine
Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 11:14 PMre: Molly;s and laughter
PJ Hamel
Monday, August 18, 2008 at 06:33 AMCatharine, it's just because it's serious that we most have to laugh about it! As one of my friends said she told her oncologist, when he said she should stop worrying so much about losing weight, "I'm a woman first, a cancer patient second." I find that oncologists take weight gain much too lightly - probably because they're mostly men.
Thanks for your wise advice. I'm glad you were able to enhance your group with laughter, despite everyone's challenges- PJH
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ok, first how is weight gain not a serious subject!?! wauggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh
and I had a cancer support group at Gilda's
I didn't think the facilitator did an especially good job, but
I do think it was a great place to talk quietly and emotionally about our feelings
several people died during the 7 months I attended
that s hard experience but one I value
it's so hard for people to talk about the possibility of dying, and the fear of dying
I recommend the book from New York, Start the Conversation
and all the books on death and dying and life after life
I am a person with " an overdeveloped sense of humor"
that is, it's no fun when you have to say, Joke,
or worse, explain what was supposed to be funny
but I was able to lighten the mood in our group, and laughing was appreciated
we live, we laugh, we love, we die
it's very simple to me
every group that anyone joins needs to be evaluated for its appropriateness to that person, as in AA, if it doesn't work for you, find another...