I was asked to write a guest blog post for Dear Thyroid about having cancer around the holidays. But being an atheist-Jew, I truly was at a loss for words. I had to pass. This is just not a subject I know much about.
So I thought I would turn it over to you guys to educate me a bit more about what the holidays hold in store for anyone who is facing illness. Have at it. Leave a comment with stories, kvetching, tips, rants, or good memories about what it is like to be sick and dealing with:
Family, food, lethargy, expectations, looking like crap, feeling like crap, feeling great when others think you should feel like crap, travel, germs, sibling rivalry, office parties, being broke, being grateful to be alive, wondering if this is your last Christmas, being on chemo or in the middle of scans or treatments or staying in the hospital during X-mas, low-iodine diets during X-mas, feeling like a loser for not having New Years plans, not caring if you have New Year’s plans, or anything else your heart desires. School me about illness and the holidays!
“Everything Changes is, without doubt, the most forthright, emotionally sophisticated, and plain-old valuable book of its kind I've seen.”
