Unfair Expectations...

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Exactly that....

I'm the sick one yet I am expected to be encouraging, logical, useful to friends who want me to run their errands........

Oh and give them the fullest information so they can pass it around, misquote me etc. etc. and play the 'who is sickest' game!

Some people get the idea, and of course there is probably no right thing to say , but some I thought were friends have shown they just wanted me to be useful.    It is as blatant as me telling someone who then says ' oh there are new cures every day, can you pick up all my charity donations and take them to a shop but not your friend Nikki's as I don't like her'.   This from a healthy woman, doesn't work, has transport.......been told exactly where to go.  

I may be being unreasonable but it gets to me! 

Anyone else? 

I realised today that my tortoise gives me more comfort than a lot of people! 

  • Hi feduperson,

    So sorry to hear that you have inconsiderate friends, I hope you have support from family, you do right to be on this community site, we all are going through cancer one way or another, it is good to talk with other people who understand what you are going throw, they won’t ask you personal questions unless you ask, try to keep your chin up and welcome to the community.

    Sandra 55
  • Thank you Sandra, 

    What made it worse was being falsely reassured it wasn't cancer. I was so pleased! 

    Never mind, I am sure all of us here have had equally bizarre experiences.  Long story but   it went from bad to worse and am now being treated elsewhere, which is much better. 

    I hope you are having a good day.   Are you doing well?  

    xxx F.U.P

  • Hi F.U.P.

     I am actually doing housework on this lovely day as I am out Sunday, on Tuesday I had to have a camera down my oesophagus as my oncologist did not know why I had so much fluid in it which showed on my last scan, you know what it is like your mind runs away with you and I was worried that my cancer had spread to my oesophagus, but thankfully it was fine so I am just plodding on enjoying my life as best as I can Sandy

    Sandra 55
  • Glad to hear you are plodding on steadily. My Husband put another scrape on our lease car tonight....I am dreading when it goes back and they see all the bumps he has put on it.   Even worse this happened giving a lift to 33 year old Son who then shouted out me for overreacting.   All my motability money goes on that car , I think I am allowed to be upset.  If Husband had waited a moment  for the other car to move it would have been fine...now he is sulking and saying he will never drive again......Really need people around me behaving like babies...NOT!  I am glad he is sulking downstairs because his lack of accountability and lack of support for me is making think I would be better  going it alone . 

  • Hi F.U.P,

    You are really having it tough right now, I do know when you are dealing with cancer you really have heightened senses, than we do need a lot of understanding as we are going through so much and we do need to come to terms with it and not have people getting upset with us, I know that other people do not know how to be with us, I am lucky my family are very good, try to keep your chin up and think of good things, nature is a great leveller.

    thinking of you Sandy

    Sandra 55