Bouncing forward - can we do this?
There is this expectation that after treatment, we will bounce back and be our old selves again. Of course, anyone who has been affected by cancer or knows someone who has been affected, realises it'...
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OK, let me be very clear here. Tiffiny Hall did NOT ever compare cancer to pregnancy. She NEVER said anything of the sort so do not make assumptions and put words in her mouth. Her idea of bouncing forward was only ever in relation to HER pregnancy, HER circumstances and HER life. She NOT ONCE mentioned cancer. Alright??
The reason I mentioned her in the first post was because it was on her Instagram that I saw her speaking about this concept of not being able to go backwards and instead embracing moving forwards into a new way of life post PREGNANCY!!
I wanted to be fair and give credit for where I saw this phrase "bouncing forward". I did not want to claim it as my idea. All I was trying to do was create some conversation about how people could think about life post diagnosis and post treatment. I never said it wasn't hard, or awful or there was a huge amount of suffering.
I wasn't trying to be facetious in using the term "bouncing". I was hoping to have some ideas around a new phrase that some of us could get behind if we didn't like the phrase "new normal". Bouncing was just the best I could come up with at the time.
Maybe eking along would suit you better???
And @Afraser - my apologies! In no way did I ever want to compare you to ScoMo!! God forbid! It just to me seems like you were able to take everything in your stride, head down, bum up and push through all the bad and get to finding some good. I think that's truly admirable.
The reason I mentioned her in the first post was because it was on her Instagram that I saw her speaking about this concept of not being able to go backwards and instead embracing moving forwards into a new way of life post PREGNANCY!!
I wanted to be fair and give credit for where I saw this phrase "bouncing forward". I did not want to claim it as my idea. All I was trying to do was create some conversation about how people could think about life post diagnosis and post treatment. I never said it wasn't hard, or awful or there was a huge amount of suffering.
I wasn't trying to be facetious in using the term "bouncing". I was hoping to have some ideas around a new phrase that some of us could get behind if we didn't like the phrase "new normal". Bouncing was just the best I could come up with at the time.
Maybe eking along would suit you better???
And @Afraser - my apologies! In no way did I ever want to compare you to ScoMo!! God forbid! It just to me seems like you were able to take everything in your stride, head down, bum up and push through all the bad and get to finding some good. I think that's truly admirable.