I recently learned that a dear friend has an aggressive form of cancer. She is starting treatment soon. I don’t know much about what dealing with cancer is like, so I thought I’d ask for people’s experience here.

  • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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    16 hours ago

    Mine was relatively minor, but I felt like the times I started to vent my feelings, it was met with either stunned silence or quick assurances that everything would feel alright. It was like I really shouldn’t vent my feelings and be heard, just accept that everything will be alright.