Who do you tell?
I am diagnosed with Leukemia and my life is in shambles. What do I do? What treatment? What will treatment do to me? Will I be able to support my family & bills at the same time? So many thoughts running around my head!
Telling others about my diagnosis
There is nothing to hide so I tell my family, I tell my friends, boss and colleagues. I need all the support I can get. Some will support you; others will do nothing because they don't know what to do or say.
I never had anybody say anything bad or nasty, but I did have people who said nothing and 30 years later still say little. I don't hate those people; just have lost some respect for them. Share your diagnosis, it can help more than worrying about one more issue.
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