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Time to have a word with Steve! :D

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He takes bigger bites. :eek:

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:wub:To you and Ken.

You are one amazing lady SB. You know what,mums are the best in times of crisis, :wub:to Songbird Mum as well. xxxx

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I can only echo some of the wonderful comments on this thread.

I, too, was thinking of you often last week, and thank you for taking the time to update this thread.

My continued best wishes to all of you :)

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You are a strong, strong lady, SB. Hope the positive thoughts of so many people will have an effect -- we are all pulling for you.

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Hey mama, thanks for the update.. it's so great to hear you sounding so much like YOU! Am so glad you've got such loving help and support right there where you need it.

You sound GOOD! Stay that way. :)
xx :wub:

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The good wishes and support I continue to get from my BE family is like a huge bottomless well of positivity for me. Whenever I start to feel a bit down and weary about this whole thing I just come on here and dive into it and it makes me feel so much stronger. I am so lucky to have so many wonderful people rooting for me and I just want you all to know how very appreciative I am of that. Thank you :wub:

Cancer is such a horrible disease, both physically and mentally destructive. One thing I learned from my last battle with it is that the physical impacts upon the psychological and vice versa. In that respect, having a strong, positive attitude is a vital weapon in your armory. Finding that 'positivity' is hard to do, especially when you are scared and almost overwhelmed with fear, but your support has helped me find it. Yes, I know I still have a way to go to beat this thing and it will leave quite a few battle scars BUT I am feeling so much more stronger :)

The fear and confusion is giving way to anger, anger that this flukcer has come back for a re-match. Anger doesn't leave me feeling helpless and impotent like fear does, it gives me strength, something I can use and direct. I kicked this b'astards arse once before and I CAN do it again. One things for sure no matter what it throws at me I will not allow it to add what fear I have to its armory. I never asked for this fight, never wanted it but now I have it then I have no choice. I will fight it every inch of the way, with everything I have.

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Fear not lovely bird!! I am currently watching the History Channel and learning what it takes to be a Samurai. I hope this will help. :wub:

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You are so right that the mind and body are inextricably linked, you keep fighting lovely girl :thumbsup:

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You have the right spirt SB and I wish you all good fortune. The mental battle is a tough as the physical one I hope and pray you will win both.

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This is how I imagine you talking to that cancer, C.
I wouldn't want to be it, meeting you in a dark alley! :eek: :thumbsup:

http://images.tvrage.com/shows/8/7991.jpg

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Songbird, I'm so happy that you have this attitude: it will really help, as opposed to those sucky fools who say things like "Oh, my cancer is a blessing!" and write books with insane title like "The Gift of Cancer" and "Me and Cancer: BFF!" (those are made up titles, by the way).

Barbara Ehrenreich, a wonderful author, talks about this, and the insidious idea that simplistic positive thinking and taking a passive attitude are all that you require to get through it in her book Bright-Sided.

There is a plethora of articles on the web about how she came to write the book as a result of advice she received when diagnosed with breast cancer: the article on AlterNet is a great place to start.

Quote:
When Barbara Ehrenreich went to be treated for breast cancer, she was exhorted to think positively; and when she expressed feelings of fear and anger, she was chided for being negative.
[...]
Positive thinking is different, she says, from being cheerful or good-natured -- it's believing that the world is shaped by our wants and desires and that by focusing on the good, the bad ceases to exist.

If you haven't read it already, let me know, and I'd love to send you a copy as a gift. Please PM me your snail-mail address, if you'd like this.

Your bravery has brought me to tears on more than one occasion...

Nettie

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If only I had half the courage and spirit Songbird has.....


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SB...you never cease to amaze me with the strength of your character. :wub:

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I think she was a Spartan warrior in a previous life. :thumbup::wub: