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The Death Spree seems to never end. #Depression #Anxiety #Grief

So… I am kinda praying for the superior forces, the gods, whoever is able to, just give me and my boyfriend a break.
So very recently he got a new cat, or rather this new cat invited himself into my bf’s house. And today we discovered he has cancer.
I cried for a while in a room alone just to have some composure and be able to be a pillar of support to my boyfriend, be the shoulder he can cry on when he needs.
I asked the universe to please let me feel less tired, so I can be more of a use, to be able to not need so much rest and leave my bf hanging when he needs someone to support him, and I’m his main line of support because of some reasons.
Why did I title this post referring to a death spree?
Late 2021 to early 2022, his cat, that was so close to him, died of feline leukaemia.
2023 my cat who was almost 19 years old, just one and a half year younger than me at the time also died, and I fell into very severe depression relapsing almost to 0%.
2024 he lost both his grandmothers, and that also added more to worry as I was really worried of my MIL and FIL because they just lost their mums.
Also 2024 I lost a friend to pneumonia. Tho I’m young I have lots of older friends and she was over 60.
2025 about a month and a half my boyfriend lost his oldest cat that grew up with the one who died of feline leukaemia. She died of a cardiac arrest after having a second rectum prolapse and was in recovering from the surgery.

What kills me inside is that all of this is happening, we have no pause to pull ourselves together, both me and him are getting stuff happening that aren’t only our cats getting sick, one of mine didn’t die but she had to get emergency surgery for a ≈1 centimetre diameter stone on her bladder.

And worse is that he has an alcoholic dad and that makes me so sad, because my grandpa died out of liver cirrhosis due to alcohol abuse, and my friend’s father also died last year due to liver basically becoming non existent after so many years of alcohol. So I know his father is being a time bomb at this point. His mum wants so much for him but she doesn’t know how to express that and ends up being really harsh and that adds up a lot to his emotional. And as for me, I’m living in a toxic environment that I want to leave so badly but I just don’t have the money to go somewhere else and I’m doing so many stuff, from job hunting, to doctors appointments to blindness rehab that I’m just so tired all the time, I go to sleep at night tired, I wake up tired, and I have to basically suck it up because the world doesn’t stop regardless if I need time, if I need a pause, time doesn’t stop, and I’m forced to continue a fight I’m just overwhelmed of.

My psychologist asked me today if my case is Retinitis Pigmentosa, which 100% leaves with light perception only, couldn’t be that when I lose it all, the technology is better? And I had to reply with a big rant about how we are seeing an inversion of values, a regression, a war scenario. And I told her that yes, technology have the potential, but how can I trust humanity will seek it?

I’m really tired and I just don’t want to deal with more death. To some cats and dogs are only animals, to some, mourn for a pet is being fussy. To me? I mourn for my cat all the time and I cry so much sometimes because I remember her and I just miss her so much. I know people is born and dies everyday, people and pets, but it would be nice to just get some time to process, to mourn, to cry, and to stand up stronger rather than just stand up because there’s still a war to win, but the troubles’ army is made of thousands and we are just 2 people. How are we supposed to just get through it? I know we need, but I’m really tired.

Here’s a photo of my now deceased cat, so I can look at this post and remember her, not with grief, but with love.
I love and miss you Mabel…
And I also love and miss Miaki and Sophie.
I didn’t know you so much, but I hope you’re well in the afterlife grannies.
I hope you achieved your spiritual goal Lilly.

And I seriously hope that you can hold on for longer that anyone of us believe, FIL.

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Give yourself a minute before reacting.

The mind is like water. When it is turbulent, it is difficult to see. When it is calm, everything becomes clear.

So the next time you feel yourself caught in anger, sadness, or anxiety, give yourself a minute before reacting.
Let your thoughts settle.
Let your emotions breathe.

Clarity doesn’t come from control. It comes from stillness.
Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is pause, take one slow breath, and wait until the water clears.

When your mind calms, your next move becomes obvious.

What helps you stay calm when your mind feels chaotic? 💬👇

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post daily mental health videos about how to deal with painful thoughts. So if you or anyone you know is struggling and wants help, click on one of the links below or write me if you have any questions you want me to answer

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

www.tiktok.com/@thomas_of_copenhagen

~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

#MentalHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Addiction #dissociativedisorders #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #ADHD #Fibromyalgia #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #PTSD #Cancer #RareDisease #Disability #Autism #Diabetes #EatingDisorders #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RheumatoidArthritis #Suicide #MightyTogether

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You’re not meant to fight every battle or fix every problem. Sometimes peace means putting the boulder down.

There are so many things in life that can weigh you down, but not all of them are yours to carry.
You do not have to fix everyone.
You do not have to solve every problem.
You do not have to pick up every boulder that crosses your path.

Protect your energy.
Choose your battles.
Focus on what brings you peace.

Taking care of yourself is not selfish.
It is how you stay strong enough to do what truly matters.

What is one thing you can put down today?

If you want to learn more about this, check out my video by clicking on one of the links below.

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

www.tiktok.com/@thomas_of_copenhagen

~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

#MentalHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Addiction #dissociativedisorders #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #ADHD #Fibromyalgia #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #PTSD #Cancer #RareDisease #Disability #Autism #Diabetes #EatingDisorders #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RheumatoidArthritis #Suicide #MightyTogether

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Motivation Monday ✨

So many of us have "worst case scenario" thoughts. What if we switched them around to "what's the best that could happen"? What's one thought that's been bothering you for awhile that you can switch around?
#PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Addiction #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Agoraphobia #AutismSpectrumDisorder #Cancers #Depression #Grief #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #Lupus

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Motivation Monday ✨

So many of us have "worst case scenario" thoughts. What if we switched them around to "what's the best that could happen"? What's one thought that's been bothering you for awhile that you can switch around?
#PTSD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Addiction #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #Schizophrenia #ADHD #Agoraphobia #AutismSpectrumDisorder #Cancers #Depression #Grief #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #Lupus

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I know believing in yourself sounds simple, but when life breaks you down, it can feel impossible.

Believing in yourself is not about constant confidence or never doubting.

It is about having a small bit of faith, even when everything feels like it is falling apart.

Sometimes I look back at the times I thought I would not make it, when I had no idea how to move forward.

But somehow, I did.

Somehow, I am still here.

That is proof.

Proof that I have survived every single one of my hardest days.

If I could do it before, I can do it again.

And so can you.

Believing in yourself does not mean you always know how.

It means you trust that somehow, you will find a way.

What is one thing you want to start believing you can do?

Also, if you're going through a tough time right now, I want you to know that I post daily mental health videos about how to deal with painful thoughts. So if you or anyone you know is struggling and wants help, click on one of the links below or write me if you have any questions you want me to answer

www.instagram.com/thomas_of_copenhagen

www.tiktok.com/@thomas_of_copenhagen

~ Thanks to all. Thanks for all. ~

#MentalHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #BipolarDisorder #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Addiction #dissociativedisorders #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #ADHD #Fibromyalgia #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #PTSD #Cancer #RareDisease #Disability #Autism #Diabetes #EatingDisorders #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #RheumatoidArthritis #Suicide #MightyTogether

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She’s my. But she also is.

Death is very personal, and not to the person who is dying. Also it is.

We’ve banned the “I’m dying” phrase in my home. No, we’re not dying of laughter. The person in the next room, is dying.

This isn’t my first meet with grief. Won’t be my last time. So, here is why it’s deeply personal but not about you, at all.

One day, you are standing in line at the Post Office picking up your mail. The person in front of you is taking their sweet time. You have to get to Costco before they close. Before that, you need to wash your car. Fill up your tank. “Hurry up fucker.” It’s 8 am but you don’t have all day.

Terminal illness changes that: Need to, to Get to.

One day, it’s 7 am and you know your grandmother has been awake since 5 am, watching the news, with a black coffee, in a yellow, ceramic coffee up. It’s the same mug she used to fill with warm milk when you were little. On nights where you couldn’t sleep. Cold, fridge cereal and warm milk. Just a regular weekend-night for you. Little you. Not older.

The next day, you’re embracing each other in front of an emergency room entrance. You’ve held each other for a life time. You’re holding each other together, this time. Can we go back to needing: go to the bank before closing, strolling Costco for the latest monitor, because she can see ALL her documents displayed on three monitors. Work, work, work. She is up by 5 am but is at the office, or is she? Where is she?

Then comes cancer. Did you hear? No, did you hear? No. My grandmother - but she is my friend someone else says! My grandmother - no, she’s my best friend. My grandmother - No, she’s my sister. My grandmother - She is my colleague, I’ve worked for her, with her, for years. Can I see her? It’s me. No, it’s been two months and she doesn’t even know who I am. She won’t know you . I am, who she says, I am. If I’m James Dean one day, then that’s who I am. The next time she sees me (in a few seconds) I’ll be her grand daughter again. Our doors are open, but please stop walking through them. She’s trying to sleep.

See? Deeply personal. Not about us at all. Fifteen minutes visits: hand holding, praying, playing along, or are we playing a long.. a long time like this? Deeply personal to us: My grandmother. Who can shift the room’s energy with an entrance. Now, she’s shift eyes of the people who probably had a million things to say, she’s skin and bones now. I will feel her, in my bones, in my mind, in my heart. For the rest of my life.

Now, standing behind that stranger in line at the Post Office, who is taking their sweet time, don’t they, realize that your grandmother doesn’t have time left. As a matter of fact, you don’t even know how much time. Will I be doing this, next month? Do I want to see her decline for even more time? There’s nothing I’d rather do. Wait… that’s not right! None of this is.

You’ve stopped decorating in October because what’s scarier than losing someone you love. And also, you’ve lost track of time. Is it so we don’t have markers of time, for her, or for us? Someone please pass the turkey and also a tissue. I’m now celebrating Christmas in November. Wait, my grandmother asks, Where are we? What’s your name? Well, I’m your grand daughter, but they’re your: daughters, sibling, friend, colleague and neighbor. Everyone play nice.

We are all losing someone.

#Cancer #WarmWishes #Grief #Hospice

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