Comments on: [cancer] A day without crisis http://www.jlake.com/2012/04/20/cancer-a-day-without-crisis/ Jay Lake's Official Web Site Wed, 22 May 2013 01:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jay http://www.jlake.com/2012/04/20/cancer-a-day-without-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-50159 Jay Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:41:11 +0000 http://www.jlake.com/?p=18869#comment-50159 Thank you, Mike. Yes, it’s such a damned hard road to walk, and looks so different from the inside than the out, doesn’t it.

Hooray for you for staying clear.

]]> By: Mike Conder http://www.jlake.com/2012/04/20/cancer-a-day-without-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-50150 Mike Conder Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:27:37 +0000 http://www.jlake.com/?p=18869#comment-50150 Jay,

Been loving your books, found them when I went through my own period of cancer hell. Melanoma. Had to decide on chemo hell (5 years of flu sypmtoms plus $$$$) or gamble on being one of the 2/3 of people who would be OK. Budget and insurance company made the decision, so gambled and seem to have won.

But I have really been struck with how your blog mirrored all my thoughts at the same time, and now am reliving that fear of hope that comes with a clear scan. I felt the same with my last scan, which was 18 months ago … oncologist said it was no longer needed, the liver spot was not changing so yippee.

I think few people really understand what it’s like to come out from under that Damocles’ (sp?) sword. It has been a very gradual acceptance of hope and dissolving of the fear. sounds like you’ve made your first steps and I rejoice for you.

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