Comments on: Ashamed to Talk About Leukemia http://www.tentatio.com/ashamed-to-talk-about-leukemia struggle, spirituality, absurdity Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Josh http://www.tentatio.com/ashamed-to-talk-about-leukemia/comment-page-1#comment-965 Josh Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:41:42 +0000 http://www.tentatio.com/ashamed-to-talk-about-leukemia#comment-965 The people who have earned your friendship & respect will be able to communicate with you openly & honestly about your leukemia (and with what is going on in their own lives). Its the same with HIV, or any other life-changing illness. Typically, people who don't know you and ask "how are you" are expecting the standard "fine" back. People aren't really prepared for (or even asking for) honesty. I've always been a bit puzzled/fascinated by society's polite exchange of meaningless greetings. At least in Japan they bow to each other, to show respect. As far as "drama" goes, I'd much rather talk to you about your life than talk to most other people about their little ridiculous complaints about their job/car/hair/whatever. And as for the people who are a bit shocked when you tell them that your night consisted of puking your guts out, consider this: one day, those people will have a close friend/relative who has cancer, and hearing you tell them honestly about what its like to live with cancer will probably prepare them to be more understanding & communicative with that friend/relative, and probably anyone else they come across who has a battle to fight. Who knows, maybe it will even inspire them to join the battle, themselves. The people who have earned your friendship & respect will be able to communicate with you openly & honestly about your leukemia (and with what is going on in their own lives). Its the same with HIV, or any other life-changing illness. Typically, people who don’t know you and ask “how are you” are expecting the standard “fine” back. People aren’t really prepared for (or even asking for) honesty.

I’ve always been a bit puzzled/fascinated by society’s polite exchange of meaningless greetings. At least in Japan they bow to each other, to show respect.

As far as “drama” goes, I’d much rather talk to you about your life than talk to most other people about their little ridiculous complaints about their job/car/hair/whatever. And as for the people who are a bit shocked when you tell them that your night consisted of puking your guts out, consider this: one day, those people will have a close friend/relative who has cancer, and hearing you tell them honestly about what its like to live with cancer will probably prepare them to be more understanding & communicative with that friend/relative, and probably anyone else they come across who has a battle to fight.

Who knows, maybe it will even inspire them to join the battle, themselves.

]]> By: Satria http://www.tentatio.com/ashamed-to-talk-about-leukemia/comment-page-1#comment-857 Satria Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:53:00 +0000 http://www.tentatio.com/ashamed-to-talk-about-leukemia#comment-857 It is happy to see your posting. Yes really informative article. I will tell this information again to my friend, oh yes I suggest you to check my blog on<a href="http://leukemiasolution.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Leukemia</a> , I hope the article on my blog will be usefull for you… and we can share each other. thank you… ;-) It is happy to see your posting. Yes really informative article. I will tell this information again to my friend, oh yes I suggest you to check my blog on
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