I don't like to be called survivor

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  • ShetlandPony
    ShetlandPony Member Posts: 4,924
    edited July 2015

    Right on, Lefty!

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  • imisswine
    imisswine Member Posts: 16
    edited August 2015

    In recovery or beating the odds (and like others, the 'odds' are on my side) or warrior... everyone has their own language they prefer. So no offense intended, no judgement - whatever works for you, own it.

    For me as I'm doing chemo and have so much more to go, I've already decided I won't be using 'survivor' term. My reason: 'odds' aside, I have bad luck and calling myself a 'survivor' or that when this is all done claiming that I've 'beaten cancer', IDK that's asking for trouble, a jinx. The pessimist in me I suppose. F&F already planning a 'post' treatment 'victory' celebration and I'm like, NO we're not using those terms. If and when I get there, it'll be the 'fingers crossed' party or something like that, nothing that'll tempt fate. YMMV.

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  • msphil
    msphil Member Posts: 1,536
    edited August 2015

    by the the Grace of GOD, i do consider myself a Survivor, i am a 21yr Survivor of breast cancer, Just My Opinion. msphil(idc stage 2, 0/3 nodes, L mast, reconstruction, but body rejected the expander, it was removed, had temp 103 rush to E R, was making wedding plans to my now husband. when first diagnosed was told cancer was malignant, then called said it was mistake,(what a emotional roller coaster ride, then called back indeed it was me, was mix up, i now have congestive hear failure, with pacemaaker, then out and then icd(both pacemaker, n defibrillator), doing well, so yes i do consider myself a SURVIVOR. msphil(chemo and rads and 5 yrs on tamoxifen) just my thoughts

     

     


     

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  • Hopeful82014
    Hopeful82014 Member Posts: 3,480
    edited August 2015

    msphil, you are definitely a survivor in the fullest sense of the word. And an inspiration, too.

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