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The things that people say....
"I know just how you feel. My friend has been through that".
"You're lucky. Cancer will probably make you lose weight".
"Oh. Breast cancer? My mother inlaw died of that".
"I wish I had the...
That's disgusting @K_LeeB :( ... sadly many people don't put their brain 'in gear' before engaging their mouth!
Luckily, most of us are still able to have a laugh and actually we NEED a laugh - as a valuable 'release tool' to help us get thru this shit. We've got a couple of good 'funny post' threads (put Friday Funnies into the search area of the Discussions .... even a Xmas Funnies one too!) - to give us a really good belly laugh! We've also got a 'naughty but funny' one too - where pretty well anything can be put up as there is a warning that some may be offensive ....
It was a travel agent who sent me a list of stuff I needed to do to 'get better' - so basically, a complete stranger (I'd never met her face to face.)
I'd only told her, as I had travel plans 4 months after my diagnosis & I wasn't sure I'd be able to 'go' .... and she sent me a 2 page diatribe on what I should and shouldn't be eating, drinking & doing! Which I thought was really CRASS! Needless to say, I haven't 'used' her since!
Take care, keep smiling xx
Luckily, most of us are still able to have a laugh and actually we NEED a laugh - as a valuable 'release tool' to help us get thru this shit. We've got a couple of good 'funny post' threads (put Friday Funnies into the search area of the Discussions .... even a Xmas Funnies one too!) - to give us a really good belly laugh! We've also got a 'naughty but funny' one too - where pretty well anything can be put up as there is a warning that some may be offensive ....
It was a travel agent who sent me a list of stuff I needed to do to 'get better' - so basically, a complete stranger (I'd never met her face to face.)
I'd only told her, as I had travel plans 4 months after my diagnosis & I wasn't sure I'd be able to 'go' .... and she sent me a 2 page diatribe on what I should and shouldn't be eating, drinking & doing! Which I thought was really CRASS! Needless to say, I haven't 'used' her since!
Take care, keep smiling xx