Community Outreach: Cancer
💬Community Meet-up & Exchange: Personal Insights & Experiences.
This discussion thread is focused on meeting others touched by cancer and sharing our insights and experiences.
The format is inspired by the Office Party discussions that Sarah Fay started in 2024 and
’s “Find your Tribe,” in which she says, “Each month, we have a new discussion thread and a new opportunity to spark new connections!” I recommend checking out the thread to meet other authors, creators, and artists.I was also inspired by the Crowdsourcing discussions hosted by
. Have a look at his lovely discussions. For example, “💬 CROWDSOURCING: What is your soul focused on right now? An unexpected opportunity to tune into your soul, and to have your soul nourished by hearing what's in focus for other souls.”
This discussion thread opened midday (UK time) on Saturday, the 15th of February. I’ll keep a lookout for exchanges and replies to network support. Thank you for your comments.
🤞A slow roll discussion of empathy and insights
In all CAPS, please let us know the Cancer you’ve experienced. Please add if you are/were a caregiver.
For example, BLADDER CANCER - CAREGIVER (Dad).
Imagine sitting with a warm, open, attentive listener-friend who wants to learn more about you and your experience/journey. What's one thing you'd tell this person?
For example, you could write
something about your everyday routine,
a learning/insight you'd give your younger self,
the one thing people get wrong.
something about life after cancer
something about living with cancer.
If you have a (Substack) publication, please add its URL and handle (@_______)
Find a comment, introduce yourself, and resonate/share
Gently, does it; we're all learning and sharing with empathy and inspiration!😉
Please don’t offer medical advice. Remember, we each have a unique situation and experience. Let’s lead with resonance and empathy
Feel free to share an article you’ve written, a helpful resource or a book with a URL link.
One step further?
A notes post: Write about the insight, mentioning the person (Use @_____) and this Community Exchange
Set up a collaboration/write an article based on an exchange? Propose, ask the Comment-giver.
It’s okay to say, 'No thanks to a collaboration invite' Our time is precious.
NOTES
Please let me know if you decide to collaborate so that we can help promote the article/podcast episode/video.
If you’d like to share several insights, please use a separate comment for each insight. I’d like us to be able to have short comments to refer to.
🤞A slow roll discussion of empathy and insights ❤️
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BLADDER CANCER - Caregiver (Dad) @Carermentor
Dad had congestive heart failure for a long time before his cancer. Light pink pee prompted us to ask our GP for a referral (UK system). Diagnostic tests included a camera to view inside his bladder space (Cystoscopy). It was a straightforward diagnosis that led to an operation to remove an area of his bladder.
PROSTATE CANCER - Patient (Me) @prostatecancer @stevensonmark
I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer at the ripe old age of just 46! Normally associated with the older gentleman, my prostate decided it fancied a cell change at an earlier age. It was due to a contact that I knew mentioning that he was going for a prostatectomy that prompted me soon afterwards to get my PSA checked out as I was needing to pee with some urgency (https://prostatecancer.substack.com/p/the-psa-will-be-fine-i-am-only-46).
Nearly four years later and I am still here and purely through a brief conversation with someone else that had been diagnosed and was happy to talk about it...I am here to pass this message on and keep the topic of getting checked if worried out there!