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More questions and answers coming your way. 🙂 Lets get to it then.
Amy wants to know:
How did you feel when it came to telling people?
Well Amy, interesting question. I didn’t tell everyone to start with, like I didn’t post on Facebook saying, “Hey Iv’e got cancer!” I initially just told people I was close with, family and close friends, in person. I think I needed some time to figure out the situation for myself, before telling everyone and being asked a whole lot of questions I didn’t know the answers to. I like knowing the answers. 🙂 So I just took my time, and went slowly.
Eventually obviously I went more public, as I started writing my blog. I do still find it interesting telling people and seeing their reactions, so many people don’t know how to respond. Mostly I think because they don’t know how good or bad my situation is. That is quite understandable, and I usually try my best to let them understand that I am winning this battle, and all will be well. After a few minutes my positivity rubs off on them and the tension goes away. 🙂
Hope that answers your question. More to come soon. 🙂
Stay Awesome.
Positively, T Neil van Rooyen.
I can definitely understand how your positivity would rub off on people, just reading your posts makes me feel good about a lot!
I personally still avoid telling people about having had melanoma because of the awkwardness it can create. Lucky for me the scar that’s left is easy to create stories about!
Thanks for answering!
What a great answer, Neil! I too have seen the reaction of people when telling them you have cancer, they don’t know how to respond or what to say, and then I’m quick to tell them its OK and you are winning the battle and how positive you are, etc. Not sure if they always believe me, but I believe that God is doing a miracle in your life and that you will be completely healed and cancer free!
Nice to see you answering some questions again!
lovies xx