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NiteOwl
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My sister got melanoma when she was 23.
One hospital told her she had weeks to live. She was strong and carried on and was checked out again by M.D. Anderson in Houston, where she's undergone tons of chemo and was told she'd never be able to have a child.
Now it's 9 years later, and she's all but cancer-free, with a healthy, amazing 4-year-old!! They've said "your cancer is gone" to her a few times, but it keeps coming back. Luckily, she's still doing so amazing!
Last summer, I underwent an unpardonable sin scare. This created the most horrific emotional experience of my life, and included physical repercussions like seizing. I'm still recovering/struggling with the anxiety that came along at that time, so that anxiety doesn't help my situation.
Apparently, if your sibling has melanoma, your risk of having it increases significantly. I've always had my freckles and moles, but one started itching recently. 'Round comes my anxiety and I'm freaking out.
I'm scared. I'm scheduling a dermatology appointment tomorrow. My mind is saying, "Well, of course you have cancer. That's a given. The question is, is the cancer too far along to give you more than a few years? Or is it in an early stage where you can basically stop it?"
Maybe I've been preparing for this since my sister got cancer (I'm 20 now). I've believed for a while now that I'll die of cancer, but I didn't think I'd get it so young. It's like I've convinced myself this is it.
At night, I dream up things I want to do before I die. I start planning my will. I start thinking who I'd like to be with when I go. I don't want to think like this! I don't want to assume I'm going to die of cancer at all, much less at 20!!
Prayer and advice for this anxiety-stricken mess?
One hospital told her she had weeks to live. She was strong and carried on and was checked out again by M.D. Anderson in Houston, where she's undergone tons of chemo and was told she'd never be able to have a child.
Now it's 9 years later, and she's all but cancer-free, with a healthy, amazing 4-year-old!! They've said "your cancer is gone" to her a few times, but it keeps coming back. Luckily, she's still doing so amazing!
Last summer, I underwent an unpardonable sin scare. This created the most horrific emotional experience of my life, and included physical repercussions like seizing. I'm still recovering/struggling with the anxiety that came along at that time, so that anxiety doesn't help my situation.
Apparently, if your sibling has melanoma, your risk of having it increases significantly. I've always had my freckles and moles, but one started itching recently. 'Round comes my anxiety and I'm freaking out.
I'm scared. I'm scheduling a dermatology appointment tomorrow. My mind is saying, "Well, of course you have cancer. That's a given. The question is, is the cancer too far along to give you more than a few years? Or is it in an early stage where you can basically stop it?"
Maybe I've been preparing for this since my sister got cancer (I'm 20 now). I've believed for a while now that I'll die of cancer, but I didn't think I'd get it so young. It's like I've convinced myself this is it.
At night, I dream up things I want to do before I die. I start planning my will. I start thinking who I'd like to be with when I go. I don't want to think like this! I don't want to assume I'm going to die of cancer at all, much less at 20!!
Prayer and advice for this anxiety-stricken mess?