Any kind of cancer journey bring shock, denial, anger, depression etc. etc. The changes and acceptance of are tough to handle sometimes as is the routine of checkups, tests now necessary as followup.
I experienced all of this especially the first time around since I didn’t know what I was dealing with. I found as I gained knowledge and experience the stress lessened somewhat. Life is different today no doubt about it. I wouldn’t be where I am today if I hadn’t had bladder cancer. That being said I wish that I could have learned what I did another way.
Becoming a learner/seeker helped me reframe and see myself as a victor not as a victim of the disease.
