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My friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer. While I want to live and am healthy I wish I could take on her burden. Her husband died of cancer. We don’t know the extent of the disease and is early in the process of diagnosis. I told her I would send some chi. (She is anti- religious. ). I guess the best I can do is be there for her. I have known her for at least 30 years
 

Astrid78

Spoonful of sugar will help the medicine go down
My friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer. While I want to live and am healthy I wish I could take on her burden. Her husband died of cancer. We don’t know the extent of the disease and is early in the process of diagnosis. I told her I would send some chi. (She is anti- religious. ). I guess the best I can do is be there for her. I have known her for at least 30 years
Sending hugs @cymbele
 
My friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer. While I want to live and am healthy I wish I could take on her burden. Her husband died of cancer. We don’t know the extent of the disease and is early in the process of diagnosis. I told her I would send some chi. (She is anti- religious. ). I guess the best I can do is be there for her. I have known her for at least 30 years
So sorry about your friend @cymbele …
Being there for her is a Great gift to her…
 

AvidFan

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My friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer. While I want to live and am healthy I wish I could take on her burden. Her husband died of cancer. We don’t know the extent of the disease and is early in the process of diagnosis. I told her I would send some chi. (She is anti- religious. ). I guess the best I can do is be there for her. I have known her for at least 30 years
Sending you some chi as well, or whatever my version of it is *sadhug
 

Lane

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My friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer. While I want to live and am healthy I wish I could take on her burden. Her husband died of cancer. We don’t know the extent of the disease and is early in the process of diagnosis. I told her I would send some chi. (She is anti- religious. ). I guess the best I can do is be there for her. I have known her for at least 30 years
You're a good friend S. I'm sorry to hear of her diagnoses. I had 2 girlfriends go through breast cancer and they both had such positive attitudes. I believe that helped them immensely.
 
My friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer. While I want to live and am healthy I wish I could take on her burden. Her husband died of cancer. We don’t know the extent of the disease and is early in the process of diagnosis. I told her I would send some chi. (She is anti- religious. ). I guess the best I can do is be there for her. I have known her for at least 30 years
So sorry. My brother is dealing with cancer right now and it is awful. I hope your friend's turns out to be early stage and treatable. Sending best wishes to you both *hug
 
confused

My doc added a second mood stabilizer to my meds,
I think it's doing something, but I'm not sure it's helpful
In some ways, my mind is working well, math puzzles, memory, etc
I'm not having the same problems with racing thoughts
But emotionally, I feel flattened out,
The highs and lows aren't there, but things like my creativity are mostly gone too
And physically, I have little energy, so even though I'm mentally efficient, not much is actually getting done
I spend a lot of time wandering through the house
I'm questioning how much is really due to the new medication, and if it's mostly caused by that, whether I'm willing to surrender my creativity, which is how I define myself,

I want to continue it for a few more weeks, to see if my impressions are correct, or whether I may adjust to it

I don't miss the SI, but what is the price?

peace
:)
 
confused

My doc added a second mood stabilizer to my meds,
I think it's doing something, but I'm not sure it's helpful
In some ways, my mind is working well, math puzzles, memory, etc
I'm not having the same problems with racing thoughts
But emotionally, I feel flattened out,
The highs and lows aren't there, but things like my creativity are mostly gone too
And physically, I have little energy, so even though I'm mentally efficient, not much is actually getting done
I spend a lot of time wandering through the house
I'm questioning how much is really due to the new medication, and if it's mostly caused by that, whether I'm willing to surrender my creativity, which is how I define myself,

I want to continue it for a few more weeks, to see if my impressions are correct, or whether I may adjust to it

I don't miss the SI, but what is the price?

peace
:)
I've heard this from other people about mood stabilizers (that they feel like it affected their creativity) although I didn't experience that myself. I would definitely recommend staying on it a few more weeks to see if that effect fades. I am a fiction writer but for me it's less about waiting to feel inspired and more about putting in the daily baby steps of creation.
 

KM76710

Kangaroo Manager
SF Pro
SF Supporter
My friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer. While I want to live and am healthy I wish I could take on her burden. Her husband died of cancer. We don’t know the extent of the disease and is early in the process of diagnosis. I told her I would send some chi. (She is anti- religious. ). I guess the best I can do is be there for her. I have known her for at least 30 years
Sad to hear about your friend and her diagnosis. I wish and hope for the best for her. Cancer is a tough one with all it strikes.
 

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