A note from another survivor

My friend Kayla, who is also a cancer survivor, sent me this info:

"Ya know there's a group at the women's cancer resource center for post treatment folks. you are almost qualified! Anyway you might want to go and meet the folks. they meet 2xs a month. Your delicate state is very common post treatment. being a brave warrior melts away at the end of treatment and then nothing makes sense anymore. Some people came to the group so depressed - people who'd never been depressed before and didn't know what it was! I think there's a slow turn over, so you can get to know people. it's not a psychological group as in group therapy. it's a support group as in constructive bitching and moaning! seriously though, it's nice to talk with people who've been through cuz not everyone understands. And you get to make really sicko jokes about the whole thing if you wana! try that at Kiddush (actually you might get away with it cuz people knew you before you were diagnoised, but when i forgot what context i was in an cracked a dark joke about my cancer i immediately regretted it!)"

Hearing about how other survivors deal at this point is extremely helpful to me, and I'm going to follow up on this support group to see if it will help me too.

I'm not managing so well right now, lots of quick tears and vulnerability. I'm just trying to hold on until the ride comes to a complete stop, then I'm thinking it'll be time to fall apart a little so I can cobble myself back together again.