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Angela Wright said:My mom passed away peacefully this morning.
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone here for standing by me during this incredibly rough patch.
Love you all. May God bless you in your own struggles. Just keep pushing through.
Dear Angela Wright,
I am so deeply sorry for your loss. Please accept my condolences.
urbanjackal3
😘 Way to go, ladies! You honestly deserve all the luck in the world. For me, everything just seemed to flow so much smoother because I was surrounded by such genuinely positive people who actually gave a damn and showed some real love. Trust me, your inner circle felt that energy too. Much love!😘
I’ll take that compliment, though I wouldn't call it courage🙏
🙂 Thanks for the support. This is actually the first time I've opened up about any of this. I had surgery for a sarcoma about a month and a half ago. It went smoothly—they managed to clear everything out, so I dodged the radiation and chemo entirely. That was my first encounter with all of this. But you really have to be careful; I stumbled onto this one by pure accident. Who would have expected it to come back after exactly ten years, especially when I've been diligent with all my checkups? Honestly, it isn't even about being brave. This is just the pace my life moves at, and I prefer to just accept it as it comes, and I expect the people around me to do the same.
Ten years ago, cancer wasn't talked about nearly as much as it is now. You didn't have anyone to actually sit down and talk to—at least not regarding something like Hodchkin. There was nothing on the course of the disease, the treatments, the aftermath... anything. Now, unfortunately, I'm navigating it all over again with this sarcoma. Every malignant tumor is its own kind of nightmare, and we need to be talking about all of them.
To be honest, I find other injustices in our society much harder to stomach than this.
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Angela Wright said:I was thinking the exact same thing. In this country, you’re basically left to fend for yourself, and it’s incredibly frustrating. We have psychological support systems and AA groups readily available for addiction, yet there’s nothing comparable for cancer patients—even though they face much higher numbers and often aren't even responsible for their own diagnosis. If it weren't for certain brave individuals who step up publicly to fight for access to free, top-tier treatments, or if we didn't talk about prevention through stem cell research and an annual awareness day, the public wouldn't even acknowledge this disease exists. It’s just too terrifying; people don't want to hear it. To the average person, cancer is synonymous with death, and Americans don't like talking about death. But for the patients and their families, cancer is a battle for survival, and that struggle involves so much more than just successful oncology treatments.
I couldn't help but chime in here. Honestly, I’m tearing up because this hits home. This is my reality. It’s just one constant uphill climb. Twice in ten years. First it was Hodchkin, and more recently, soft tissue sarcoma. You eventually learn to accept it. There is no downtime. The hardest part isn't even my own pain; it's watching the people I love go through it.
congratulations on the topic, Angela Wright, and thank you for saying this!