The Skeptics Guide #977 - Mar 30 2024 (Ad Free)
Added 2024-03-30 14:59:29 +0000 UTCAI Created Music; News Items: Sweetened Drinks and Atrial Fibrillation, One Degree, Birth Control Misinformation, Iridology; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Mel's Mystery Hole, Positive Thinking; Science or Fiction
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Having cancer is like going through grief. Dump the stupid model progressing through stages of grief, it's formulaic. There are phases, and you will bounce between them until you deal with grief. Having cancer can literally be facing your mortality. My wife developed breast cancer (the 4th case of cancer in the family). We immediately proceeded with medical treatment. (I was grateful that I didn't have to fight her on the treatment. She had a friend that went the "natural" route and died shortly after.) She found dealing with people difficult, not so much because of non-sensitive questions (innocent Q's meant with good intention). She had to deal with the whole range of emotions each time she spoke to people and found talking exhausting. It was much easier to talk with fellow patients. I stepped into the breach and fielded as many queries as I could. For my part, I went through a brief period of wanting her to avoid the most extreme treatment, but I had to get over my natural and irrational feelings, and be there for her. Prioritizing her helped me deal with my feelings and keep them from affecting her. Humor helped a lot.
Asymetra
2024-04-08 05:05:01 +0000 UTCRhythm method, aka Vatican roulette
Richard Moore
2024-03-30 16:31:21 +0000 UTC
