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Category: Stage 4 Thriver (Page 4 of 4)

07/21/2015 / / 0 Comments

I am 49. There. I said it (or wrote it). And still I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.

I have friends who have found their passion. They are excited about what they are doing and they know their Why. It makes me wonder if I missed something along the way. I don’t have a passion and I apparently don’t have a strong enough Why.

Don’t get me wrong. I have lots of talents.

In college, I was scolded by my Calculus professor for not majoring in math

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Instead, I majored in accounting because I thought that was what I was supposed to do. Each semester I would tell myself “If I get in A in this class, I will continue to major in accounting.” That must have been a sign that I was doing the right thing because I was good at it and got good grades. Right?

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Thrive in Stage 5

07/05/2015 / / 0 Comments

I’m in Stage 5

One of the most common questions for someone who has cancer is “How are you feeling?” While people ask this question out of concern or curiosity, it is not a question that can be answered quickly or easily.  This is usually a 20 minute conversation at a minimum if you really want to know the truth.

The short answer to that question will usually depend on which stage someone is in related to their diagnosis. Most likely they are rolling their eyes on the inside and thinking to themselves “Did they really just ask me that question?”

A cancer patient goes thru the same stages that you may associate with grief. And if you think about it, this makes perfect sense. Let’s look at each of the stages and the answers that you may hear from your friend or colleague that has been diagnosed with cancer:

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