I remember a few weeks before all the cancer stuff started I was talking with some friends about how many times we had been to the hospital. I think I had been maybe 5 times.
Looking back on that is pretty funny. When we were talking about it I felt so cool to have gone to the hospital!
Now I’m surprised when people say they have only gone a handful of times, like how did you get your chemo? And then I remember that this isn’t something that happens to everyone. But it feels so normal for me, even if it’s only been a few months.
What I’m trying to say is that I don’t think of myself as someone who needs pity because I have cancer, it just feels like another part of me. I am doing what I would be doing any other summer just mixed with hospital stays. So thank you everyone who has given me compassion and love and also has treated me still as me.
-Alice
You shine through as you every time I see you…thanks for sharing your thoughts, looking forward to more!
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You are awesome! No pity, just love.
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Thanks for including us in this larger version of yourself.
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It’s so nice to read your funny, clever, and deep writing. I can’t wait to see you again and talk in person! So much love.
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