Let’s hope it makes everyone else think too. More people need to be aware of this.

Being left to deal with all the trauma and long-term side effects of chemotherapy is itself an unfortunate side effect of surviving cancer. There are so few resources for cancer survivors to use in their recovery from PTSD. No one funds anything like that, and 90% of people don’t even know that cancer patients struggle with PTSD. All I can do for now is just try to spread the word about the challenges cancer patients face and offer my own personal support. Thanks for your comment!

I love to use analogies in my writing because there is a huge gap to be bridged between cancer patients and those who have never had cancer. It is so hard for people to understand exactly what cancer patients go through, but it is really important that more people are made aware. And I agree, there is too little energy, time, or money put into helping cancer patients recover. Being left on your own to deal with so many physical and emotional problems is an unfortunate side effect of being a cancer survivor.

Caleb,

Thank you so much!! Your kind words and compliments just make my heart happy. This blog and everything I write on it is so important to me. It is a HUGE part of my own healing process. I have such a big desire to have everything I have been through recorded. I want my experiences to be outside of my head. There is so much that I don’t want to forget. Another huge reason is that I want people to know how much I have been through. I want the world to see how hard I have fought so that they can really see me.

And thank you for enjoying my writing! It means so much to me to hear what you think what I write is amazing. I also think it is so so SO important that people understand that cancer patients struggle with PTSD. A huge element of this blog is breaking stereotypes about cancer patients and also opening people’s eye’s to the reality that cancer patients and survivors live. While you can’t make it go viral, sharing this blog post means the world to me. Any exposure that my blog and its posts get helps me reach more people. Thank you for reading what I write and for being so supportive! 🙂

This comment made my day, thank you!

I just think it’s amazing how gifted you are at writing, and how amazing you are for even having the desire to share your story and your testimony for these reasons. You are creating your redemption story, and as Tom Ziglar would say, you’re “choosing to win!” You’re being intentional about using your pain and suffering I can’t fathom to inspire and encourage others, and not only that, but simply to relate to and empathize with those who have been in the same position. And you’re bringing to light the importance of dealing with and need to deal with the PTSD that comes with having had cancer.

I will share this and I wish I could make it go viral and be put into mainstream media across the world because it’s so profoundly powerful and important. And you’re an amazingly talented, captivating writer. Thank you for everything you put into this, and thank you for being vulnerable and real!