tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749436707205297492.post5950998928505678162..comments2023-05-19T15:30:01.828+01:00Comments on Chris's Cancer Community: How do young people deal with a cancer diagnosis?Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05208572330195914101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749436707205297492.post-61682969400195604032012-12-18T13:52:22.424+00:002012-12-18T13:52:22.424+00:00Hi Samantha
Firstly, many thanks for dropping by,... Hi Samantha<br /><br />Firstly, many thanks for dropping by, and taking the time to share your story. It is a perfect example of what I am talking about re Social Media. We can be in contact with people around the world, at the touch of a button. Obviously, this isn't a replacement for person to person contact, but can complement it very well.<br /><br />I love your blog, and will happily share your link. This is what it is all about. Your story is invaluable to our readers, and am sure it will stimulate thoughts about their own lives, as you have touched on some very important aspects. <br /><br />Very pleased to hear that you were able to find help through the larger youth charities.As you rightly point out, there is help out there, but a common problem, with young and old alike, is that many people find it very difficult to come to terms with their issues, and therefore don't feel encouraged to talk about them.<br /><br />That is why what you are doing with your peers is so valuable.I am very happy to do anything I can to help, and is why I am working with some youth organisations, as I feel that this is an area where the issues are very understated.<br /><br />I would like to wish you well with your treatment, and if you feel up to it, I have a couple of ideas, where we could help each others work. Maybe you could contact me through Twitter @christheeagle1<br /><br />Really great to hear from you, and look forward to welcoming you back soon.<br /><br />Check out Sam's inspirational blog! http://sam-fighter-lightyear.tumblr.com/Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05208572330195914101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749436707205297492.post-23908057869510832242012-12-18T12:33:01.053+00:002012-12-18T12:33:01.053+00:00Hello.
I was led here by LivingBeyondDiagnosis on...Hello. <br />I was led here by LivingBeyondDiagnosis on twitter. I was having a skim-read and was particularly interested by this post so gave it a proper read.<br />Let me introduce myself. My name is Samantha, I am 19 years old, I live in the North West, I am unemployed and dropped out of university, I like all sorts of music and I have Hodgkins Lymphoma. <br />If I was reading that as a different cancer patient the only part that would encourage me to talk to myself would be the fact that I was a fellow sufferer? (Are you following? If not, I'm sure you've heard of chemo brain - I'm sure I have it)<br />I have a blog on tumblr, originally it was a platform for friends and family to follow my journey through cancer if they wanted to without clogging up my facebook too much. From this blog though I have made a handful of friends, none of whom I have met as they live in various countries but we all get to moan to each other about how awful this experience is. <br />Even other patients who don't have hodgkins are leaving me messages now, I talk to terminal patients and patients in remission and it is a wonderful feeling to be able to moan incessantly to people who are going through the same thing. <br />Before I set up my blog I felt like every time I would talk to my friends about it, it was more interesting for them (or distressing).<br />The point of my comment is to let you know that you are completely right that thanks to social media, us young adults are able to find a <br />release during our treatment. <br />Through the teenage cancer trust and clic sargent I have been assigned a social worker and a psychologist to ensure I'm looked after other than just my treatment. And thanks to a random visit to the macmillan office in my hospital I was put into contact with someone who worked there that was my age that had the same diagnosis as me and since then we have become quite good friends - so it is not just the social media that can give you an outlet, many charities are willing to help and the more young people that go to them the more young people that they can go to.<br />Now a quick link for anyone who would like to read my blog or leave me a message. sam-fighter-lightyear.tumblr.com<br />Thank you for reading and Chris, thank you for posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com