Message to admin, not sure how to PM you, but can you please delete this post. Thank you.
Shirl your post has moved me to tears and is wonderfully written and yes your right this illness forces you to become a person that you never thought possible and all for the better. Tricia xxxx
Oh my goodness, no. I’m not disagreeing in an argumentative way Shirl I just strongly disagree with the idea that cancer can be considered a good thing. Just this week three ladies who use the secondaries forums have lost their lives, much too soon. I was a nice person before getting cancer. I didn’t need this disease to better empathise with others. Why is cancer “romanticised” in this way? I have never heard of other diseases being so eulogised. I was a better, stronger person for having leprosy etc? I will die long before my time of this ****** disease. I love life and have been living on constant treatment since 2004.
But wishing you good luck with your treatment, your recovery. My very best wishes.
It appears I need a disclaimer 
By no means do I intend to offend or upset anyone by this post - these are my views/experiences and I’ve written them from the heart.
I do not intend to imply that anyone else suffering from this terrible disease should consider it as a good thing, rather,if you read my original post, you’ll see that I am just expressing my own feelings and journey so far.