tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093171013716050318.post5881441123821250644..comments2023-10-31T06:34:57.334-04:00Comments on The Cancer Culture Chronicles: Is Cancer The New Normal ?CancerCultureChronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650364997423007994noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093171013716050318.post-43138733783589748102010-12-13T14:13:01.781-05:002010-12-13T14:13:01.781-05:00Thanks for your comment bernicky and I'm sorry...Thanks for your comment bernicky and I'm sorry to hear about your wife. But you got it one, about the breast cancer mortality being the dirty little secret. And we're supposed to accept all this as normal ? I DON'T THINK SO !CancerCultureChronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650364997423007994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093171013716050318.post-45247334849042049642010-12-13T13:56:50.584-05:002010-12-13T13:56:50.584-05:00Very well written and thought out. I remember when...Very well written and thought out. I remember when my wife was first diagnosed 7 years ago I thought OK we'll just do the surgery and chemo and that will be that. Little did I realize that seven years later my wife would be hemiplegic, suffering from expressive aphasia and experiencing memory issues. Not quite the course one expects for breast cancer. The dirty little secret is that the mortality rate hasn't changed in two decades.bernickyhttp://www.bernicky.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093171013716050318.post-40107380690593868172010-12-04T11:07:51.442-05:002010-12-04T11:07:51.442-05:00Thanks for stopping by Cathie. Welcome to the ong...Thanks for stopping by Cathie. Welcome to the ongoing discussion !CancerCultureChronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650364997423007994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093171013716050318.post-13244908816832075182010-12-04T10:24:22.461-05:002010-12-04T10:24:22.461-05:00great post! i share the same feeling, thx for writ...great post! i share the same feeling, thx for writing it so well !<br />CathieCathiehttp://rosarosir.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093171013716050318.post-31199119886396647932010-12-02T23:09:29.893-05:002010-12-02T23:09:29.893-05:00Anna, Great blog and great post. You are a very g...Anna, Great blog and great post. You are a very good writer. I plan to republish this post on Friday, Dec3, as a guest post at Being Cancer Network. I will include two links to your site as well as a link to the original post. You should see an increase in traffic to your site. You will also be added to the Honor Roll for Excellence in Cancer Writing.<br />DennisDennis Pyritz, RNhttp://www.beingcancer.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093171013716050318.post-9422766462184597572010-11-29T15:07:59.968-05:002010-11-29T15:07:59.968-05:00I hate to say it but I think the concept of "...I hate to say it but I think the concept of "new normal" is a complete myth. Perhaps the concept is meant to speak to accepting a new reality on some level, but I just cannot bring myself to use the term "normal" in describing this process, because it just isn't.CancerCultureChronicleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650364997423007994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093171013716050318.post-65003949275413869142010-11-29T14:41:39.427-05:002010-11-29T14:41:39.427-05:00Anna, Lots here to think about! I keep hearing abo...Anna, Lots here to think about! I keep hearing about finding my new normal too and it kinda irks me. I agree, there is and never will be anything normal about any of the cancer experience.nancyspointhttp://www.nancyspoint.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093171013716050318.post-673679566826518472010-11-26T09:41:13.843-05:002010-11-26T09:41:13.843-05:00Very well said Anna. Thank you, an excellent read,...Very well said Anna. Thank you, an excellent read, extremely well expressed. <br />SarahSarah Hortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653557496702540713noreply@blogger.com