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Wrestling with Survivor's Guilt
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Friend, you've likely heard of survivor's guilt. It's when a survivor of a traumatic event has a sense of guilt or responsibility for having survived something that others didn't. And it's common among survivors of war, natural disasters and accidents. Did you know that many cancer patients have survivor's guilt too?
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Survivor's guilt isn't talked about a lot in respect of cancer survivors. But it exists - as I know first-hand. And today I'm letting you in on a secret. I'm sharing what it means for me and why it's stopped me from being able to celebrate a big day today (you'll have to go to my new post to read about why today is such a big day).
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The “why me” question that I initially had when I was diagnosed with
cancer is back. But the question has been turned on its head. Why was I
saved and so many others aren't?
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Hopefully, talking about this will bring out the rest of us who suffer from survivor's guilt. I think that if we talk about it more freely, it will be more likely to decrease over time. At least, I'm hoping that finally talking about it will help me.
Thank you for supporting me. And, as always, I would love to hear from you. Feel free to leave a comment on my blog or reach out to me via email.
XO,
Heather
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