Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?
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hahaha good one
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I have questions about something that perhaps others can clear up for me. When someone tells me, " You will be in my prayers." how long a time do they mean? Will I be in their prayers for just the one time or for a week or forever? How many people do they pray for during any one prayer cycle? Is it just one or a dozen? If they promise to pray for others as part of their daily conversation, how much time will they have to spend praying in order to cover their commitments?
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I figure if they have to do more than one prayer for anything, their god is hard of hearing, forgetful, or just an all-around S.O.B.
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Good question. I have always imagined one prayer with a list of people they want included. Or perhaps it's just a polite phrase. Sort of sending thoughts and prayers after a mass shooting.
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Since prayer is for the pray-er to feel better about themselves and the situation and not at all about the pray-ee, they'll pray “about" you until they feel better, not you.
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Since prayer is for the pray-er to feel better about themselves and the situation and not at all about the pray-ee, they’ll pray “about” you until they feel better, not you.
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This sums up prayer nicely. It doesn't affect the outcome, but it looks cool if what you prayed for actually happens. xD
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Brilliant way to turn the tables.
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FYI : this thread was just shared by bco on Facebook, so we may see some new faces ❤️
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I'm new for this lounge. Agnostic is more my flavor but everyone can walk the path they choose. I appreciate prayers when offered. But I keep people in my thoughts.
I love what Miranda posted. It gets very tiresome when people put on a cloak of religion and then do awful things in its name.
My BC support has come from people and doctors. People here. That's what I need. Glad to have found this thread, I wouldn't have thought it being included here.
HUGS to all!
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Hi PontiacPeggy! Glad to see you here among the heathens and unchurched. 😈
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Peg!! Good to see you here😍😍
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Hi Peggy - I’m new to this thread too. Grateful to have found it so I can have a place where I can actually say what I’m thinking (except I haven’t dropped any f-bombs yet and I always think those about cancer and religion).
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Boosting the signal a bit - I started a thread showing a haute couture top I made for a company gala coming up. So, what do you think? Untapped market?
https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/82/topics/873475?page=1
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Lovely and well made!
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So after all the angst over the last week since my biopsy, I went in to see my onco and they still don't have the results. At least she will call me when she gets them and not make me come in again. So the waiting game continues. Sigh.
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She called. It's back. ER+ PR- her2- I was mentally prepared so that part was fine. I'm not thrilled with the PR- but haven't done enough research to know how that affects things. Also a high ki67 at 30-50. I do know that sucks
Wants a pet scan to see if it has gone anywhere else before node removal. I personally want the nodes gone even if it has spread somewhere else. The less cancer the better. I know it's not curable but I want aggressive treatment. Oligomstatic is it? We shall see.
Lauren
PS- Fucknuts.
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Lauren I am so sorry. I agree, be aggressive. Think about adding complimentary therapies that have good stats behind them too.
(((hugs)))
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Oh Lauren, I'm so sorry you're going through it again. Best of luck for excellent results.
(((more hugs)))
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Lauren, I am so sorry.
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Thanks everybody. A day full of suckage to be sure, but tomorrow I gotta get back to it and enjoy my last few weeks of non-drugged normalcy.
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Lauren - I'm sorry about the news.
Miriandra - I like the dress!
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Ugh.
It's been 7 years since I've been in the cancer/healthcare whirlwind. It's coming back to me how stressful it is to wait for appointments, treatment, surgery, etc. I feel like I can feel it growing and spreading. The Dr. ordered a stat PET scan and the nurse said if I don't hear from scheduling by Friday to call them back. I should have the SCAN by Friday, not make the appointment. I can't have the surgery until the PET is done or start treatment, so I'm really quite annoyed at this point.
I know it's par for the course, but I already waited 3 weeks for the biopsy, knowing it was probably cancer, and now to wait at least another two... I'm probably overreacting and they'll call today to schedule, but that email just really set me off. I think maybe some of the shock of yesterday is wearing off and reality is setting in today...not sure I like it. I won't wait for Friday, that's for damn sure. If I don't hear by tomorrow noon, someone is getting a call. I hate to be 'that' patient, but I will do what I need to do.
There will be plenty of things to get worked up over between now and my last day, so best to learn how to handle it now or be in a perpetual state of annoyance. I have to keep repeating, "It is what it is...move on," to myself over and over.
I hope it's okay to talk about the cancer in this thread. I don't really see it mentioned all that much (that's good!) but I don't really feel all that comfortable in the other threads. It's only been a day, so it's top of mind at the moment.
Thanks for listening.
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Lauren, You are going through so much! This is definitely the place for you discuss things. We are here to listen. Talk/type as much and as often as you want and need to. Here's a virtual hug.
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Sometimes it's not so much a medical experience as a fear journey. We have to be each other's support and companions for that journey, because we never know which one of us will be front and center next.
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Once you make a treatment plan it helps with the anxiety.
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Thanks everybody.
Yes, Lisa, I am very, very anxious to get going. This beast is just growing at will right now and it's making me crazy. Fear journey is a great way to describe it, Alice.
It still doesn't feel 100% real, like maybe someone made a mistake, but I know that's not true. I handled my Stage III a helluva lot better than I'm handling IV. Apples and oranges, I know, but I also have more to lose now that I did then. I've never been happier than I've been in the last few years. The first time I met my oncologist, last September, I started crying saying I knew it was going to come back because I was so happy. I don't think that's why, of course, what I meant was I'm more afraid now than ever that it will come back. And here it is.
I don't have the 'death isn't an option' fighting spirit I need to do the best I can for my mind and body. I'm still in denial and resisting it, I guess, but fried chicken and hot fudge ain't gonna cut it. I have to say yes to this fight instead of struggling against it (like I so cavalierly advised others on this board to do before I knew for sure.) I'm just hoping the still yet to be scheduled PET scan doesn't bring reality crashing down around my ears in a 'you lit up like a Christmas tree' kind of way.
I'm rambling. Don't feel obligated to comment - I know you're listening and supporting. Thank you.
I should go watch some impeachment news to cheer me up. I want to live long enough to see that mf'er die in jail.
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Hi, new to this topic/thread/lounge, not sure what I am supposed to call it hehe. Just stumbled upon this thread when I clicked on 'active topics', glad to have found it, a breath of fresh air! Another non believer here. That is I don't believe in any god. I was brought up going to Sunday School etc, but too many things filled me with doubts, I concluded that our existence is a natural phenomenon. How could there be a god who allows all the suffering that goes on? Especially when my youngest child was diagnosed with Stage 3 liver cancer at age 17 months, and suffered so much.
LaurenInPHX I'm very sorry to read your news above.0
