tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post7025512035293552857..comments2024-03-12T10:20:01.684+02:00Comments on Coffee and Chemo: Beit Natan Summer "Retreat" -- Part IRivkA with a capital Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09411034058195730044noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-67689370888418940072008-07-30T00:13:00.000+03:002008-07-30T00:13:00.000+03:00Baila -- I think we should try to learn and grow f...Baila -- I think we should try to learn and grow from <I>all</I> of our experiences. But, like you said, that doesn't make them all a "gift."<BR/><BR/>Muse -- Different people find different ways of coping. We all live with a certain amount of denial. I know that I certainly do. I wake up every day and try to live my life as if I don't have cancer. <BR/><BR/>That said, it is important to have some sort of outlet to discuss one's inner feeling (fears, etc). <BR/><BR/>In general, I'm a fairly open person. I find blogging very therapeutic. Sometimes I write things on the blog that are difficult for me to talk about in person. The blog allows me to put things "out there", without having to talk about them all the time.<BR/><BR/>And, even with all my support, from family, friends, and my blog, I still find that the support group provides me with a forum for talking about things on a completely different level.RivkA with a capital Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411034058195730044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-76926503430762605162008-07-27T06:26:00.000+03:002008-07-27T06:26:00.000+03:00I should get some of my friends to attend these th...I should get some of my friends to attend these things. Unless their "denial" makes them stronger and helps them cope.<BR/><BR/>You seem so open in your blogging.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2782551808324372235.post-87146294412007236972008-07-26T21:44:00.000+03:002008-07-26T21:44:00.000+03:00I would have also left that session. Although I l...I would have also left that session. Although I learned much about myself because of my cancer, I still don't think of it as a gift. The gift was being able to live with it with humor and grace and each day of survival.<BR/><BR/>It sounds like you made a good choice sticking with the session you went to in the end.Bailahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14115498582378133552noreply@blogger.com