tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899615763860920489.post7372206640384510292..comments2022-11-12T02:41:43.404-06:00Comments on Our Life as the Parents of a Preemie: C-A-T, Yeah, you know me...Angie and Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13017306812912181610noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899615763860920489.post-81632813791951314272009-03-28T12:47:00.000-05:002009-03-28T12:47:00.000-05:00Michael - I think that sometimes the idea of what ...Michael - I think that sometimes the idea of what a cancer survivor is "supposed" to feel gets in the way of how we really feel. <BR/><BR/>I, too, am a cancer survivor. All I had was surgery. I will always have a visible, major scar and I have to be checked for recurrence every six months. That's it. I know people who've had surgery and chemo and/or radiation. Sometimes I feel like, compared to them, I didn't "really" have cancer.<BR/><BR/>The emotional reactions, and ongoing feelings, about having cancer are highly individual. Ultimately, I feel like I had surgery and I have this great scar to show for it. (I know I'm a girl, but I'm darn proud of my scars!) I'll talk about it to anyone who asks. I don't hide from it, but I don't advertise it either.Opusnoreply@blogger.com