I have been diagnosed just last week but only told a few people who needed to know most. I will tell my close friends later but will ask someone to tell others as I find it hard to have to repeatedly explain to people. I am going to ask someone to tell a close friend by giving her hits first, then asking 'what do you expect me to tell you '. Hope she wouldn’t be too shock and too upset.
1 Like
@369 Asking others to pass on your news to some people is a good strategy, as it can be tiring telling people and then dealing with their reactions.
I asked my boss to tell his deputy, and his response was “no it’s your story to tell”. My response to that was “yes, it is my story, but I’m asking you to tell her for me as I have so many other people to tell”. He did as I asked.
At church, I deliberately told two ladies who I know like to gossip a bit, purely so that the news would get around quickly. Trouble was, one of them was so shocked that she didn’t tell anyone! 
When telling people, I often added “it’s not a secret” so people felt they’d been given permission and so felt able to tell others…
1 Like