Back to a major theme in this thread: UNSOLICITED CURATIVE ADVICE from Well Meaning people. Here is an article in today's Washington Post on that same issue but from a non cancer perspective. Amazing how similar though her feelings are to what I experience. Here's the full article:
I know you mean well but
Two excerpts for those who don't want to read the full article
[quote]From checkout clerks to dear friends, it seems everybody's trying to fix me. I feel like Humpty Dumpty on a daily basis, trudging from doctor to pharmacy, and in between all the king's horses, men and women try to put me back together.[/quote]
[quote]People are trying to relate, but they are relating out of fear. I think this is why the community's love can sometimes feel suffocating. While well intentioned, the intervention of friends and strangers can sometimes feel like it has more to do with them than with me.[/quote]
Charm