17 thoughts on “Probably the theme of my blog”

1. Victoria on July 20, 2013 at 1:47 pm said:

   Wonderful! And so true.

   And the response one might give to the judgmental is:

   “Stay in your own lane!” 🙂

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   • Marie Ennis O'Connor on July 20, 2013 at 4:43 pm said:

     Great response Victoria 🙂

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2. The Savvy Sister on July 20, 2013 at 2:09 pm said:

   Love it!

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   • Marie on July 20, 2013 at 2:57 pm said:

     I can see I will be pulling this quote out many times in my future writing Susan 😉

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3. Nancy's Point on July 20, 2013 at 3:46 pm said:

   Good one isn’t it?

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   • Editor on July 20, 2013 at 4:42 pm said:

     Really good Nancy!

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4. Kim Reisch Vander Poel on July 20, 2013 at 4:08 pm said:

   LOVE THIS!!!

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   • Marie on July 20, 2013 at 4:42 pm said:

     Great to hear from you again Kim. I hope you are doing ok. Marie x

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5. epatientgr on July 20, 2013 at 4:32 pm said:

   Hi Marie from Brussels! Like it but the word “journey” doesn’t ring a bell to the ears of most European patients. Would easily replace it by “my illness” something that everybody agrees with. Besides I was told at a recent conf. when I used this often used term in the USA, that cancer has nothing to do with a journey, a travel…

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   • Marie on July 20, 2013 at 4:42 pm said:

     There goes my blog title Kathi! I have written on the blog many times about how the words we choose to use can elicit a very strong response – positive or negative in readers. It is a tricky balancing act. Thanks for your comment. Hope you are enjoying the summer. Marie

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6. hjelmstd on July 20, 2013 at 8:53 pm said:

   Somehow “Getting Beyond Breast Cancer” doesn’t have quite the same ring.

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7. Cancer Curmudgeon on July 20, 2013 at 9:42 pm said:

   Thanks for the reblog. I chuckle at the comment here about the word “journey”; can’t say it is the word I’d choose to describe my cancer experience either, but the overall message of the graphic is all that matters, and considering my less than rah-rah musings, it seemed necessary to post it.
   I’m interested in a post about what others/anyone here considers to be judgmental comments in cancer conversations. It is an idea I’ve had much cause to ponder lately.

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8. Julia Barnickle on July 20, 2013 at 10:12 pm said:

   So true, Marie. In fact, it’s true for any “journey” in Life – whether it be health issues, career choices, relationships… whatever.

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9. eileen@womaninthehat.com on July 20, 2013 at 10:52 pm said:

   I also loved this when I read it on the Cancer Curmudgeon’s blog. As for the word “journey,” I personally love that word. Everything we do and experience is part of our journey on this planet, so I don’t actually understand the reaction to the word, but, maybe it’s just me … and my journey. 🙂

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10. karen sutherland on July 21, 2013 at 3:28 am said:

    I love to read what you post marie – and this is eliciting such interesting comments. I notice the words in your intro – we all have our own path to walk. so true, and most likely we’ll be walking many paths at the same time; some will be parallel, some will intersect, some will criss-cross over, above, and underneath – it’s a wonder we can keep going some times! we start, stop, hesitate, blink in confusion at conflicting directions, and skip over parts that we will need to revisit later. I love the word journey – I just wish it included a built-in GPS! for my journey, er, um, journeys …and thanks to the cancercurmudgeon – CC, I loved this when you posted it.

    much love, XOXOXOXO

    Karen, TC

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11. Marie Ennis O'Connor on July 21, 2013 at 6:36 am said:

    Thanks so much for all your comments and thanks once again to Cancer Curmudgeon for originally posting this quote. CC here is a link to a post I wrote on the topic of judging each other’s experience of cancer.

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12. Facing Cancer Together on July 22, 2013 at 7:42 pm said:

    It’s a very good reminder.

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