Should we be talking about cancer?
This month I celebrated four years since the trip to BreastScreen that found triple negative cancer in my left breast. It's an important milestone for me. Unlike other forms of breast cancer, the ris...
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It's a really interesting area. I have become increasingly aware of people oversharing information online, especially on Facebook. I have been guilty of that here at times. I recently had a post on my Facebook wall by a friend of a friend about how angry she is at life because of her medical condition and just post after post of info about her leukaemia. I can see why she would want to do this. What she hadn't considered was who her audience was. Also, how this will impact on her future when she attempts to move beyond this phase of initial diagnosis. I guess it's how you approach the posts.
I also see parents of children with cancer posting images of their children almost daily, when they should be protecting them. Sometimes this is for support, sometimes fundraising. I see it as problematic. I teach my students protective behaviours and I believe that this concept of protecting yourself in the online environment is vital, especially when you're feeling low.
I have experienced discrimination at work as a direct result of cancer. If I had posted images on Facebook with setting privacy limits, this would have added fuel to the fire. After active cancer treatment I wanted to move beyond being seen by friends and family more than just as a person with cancer. As I said on another forum, limiting my posts on FB helped me to do this.
I also see parents of children with cancer posting images of their children almost daily, when they should be protecting them. Sometimes this is for support, sometimes fundraising. I see it as problematic. I teach my students protective behaviours and I believe that this concept of protecting yourself in the online environment is vital, especially when you're feeling low.
I have experienced discrimination at work as a direct result of cancer. If I had posted images on Facebook with setting privacy limits, this would have added fuel to the fire. After active cancer treatment I wanted to move beyond being seen by friends and family more than just as a person with cancer. As I said on another forum, limiting my posts on FB helped me to do this.