NO!! my gosh, you are NOT a coward. You are an informed person making a decision. Like I said, against my doctors wishes I quit chemo halfway thru. I recently ranted on some poor souls journal my feelings on cancer. I do not feel empowered or strong because I conquered cancer, I don't want to wear a pretty ribbon or teeshirt and run for the cure while people cheer me on. Cancer is a terrible thing, it is a serial killer, it chooses indiscriminently and is vile. You get thru it however you need to, you limp away, you hide from it, and then you wait for it to appear at your door again like a stalker.
Until you are in the midst of it, you just don't know. Chemo is terrible, radiation is terrible, cancer is terrible. You have a choice not to do it, I would not do it. If even one doctor looked at me and said, nah, you don't need chemo, do "this", I would jump on that train so fast. Quality of life is an important thing!
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Date: 2014-10-23 12:53 pm (UTC)Until you are in the midst of it, you just don't know. Chemo is terrible, radiation is terrible, cancer is terrible. You have a choice not to do it, I would not do it. If even one doctor looked at me and said, nah, you don't need chemo, do "this", I would jump on that train so fast. Quality of life is an important thing!