An Unwelcomed Visitor

[CathyC.]

Sorry to hear this. It sucks. I'm glad for you that you have your dogs. Mine is a comfort to me.

I'm wishing you have a successful treatment and a speedy recovery and the support of friends and family.

 

[Tricia2]

A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY NEWFNet, FACEBOOK AND REAL LIFE FRIENDS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. When fighting cancer, the support of friends is as important as the love of close family

It’s not stress that pushes a cancer to grow faster: it’s the feeling of helplessness that we sometimes develop when we’re facing stress. This is accompanied by abnormalities in cortisol, which when they persist can prevent the immune system from doing its work, and increase inflammation in the body. The best defense against the feeling of helplessness is to find support from people around you.

But recent studies show that a network of friends can sometimes play a role that is just as important, whether in cure, or survival long beyond statistical life expectancy.

Research confirms the importance of friendship. In the Nurses Health Study, a large-scale analysis of nurses in the United States, women with breast cancer who could name ten friends had four times more chance of surviving their illness than women who could not. The geographical proximity of these friendships was not significant: their protective effect seemed to stem from the simple fact of feeling connected.

 

[Murphy]

A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY NEWFNet, FACEBOOK AND REAL LIFE FRIENDS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. When fighting cancer, the support of friends is as important as the love of close family

It’s not stress that pushes a cancer to grow faster: it’s the feeling of helplessness that we sometimes develop when we’re facing stress. This is accompanied by abnormalities in cortisol, which when they persist can prevent the immune sy...stem from doing its work, and increase inflammation in the body. The best defense against the feeling of helplessness is to find support from people around you.

But recent studies show that a network of friends can sometimes play a role that is just as important, whether in cure, or survival long beyond statistical life expectancy.

Research confirms the importance of friendship. In the Nurses Health Study, a large-scale analysis of nurses in the United States, women with breast cancer who could name ten friends had four times more chance of surviving their illness than women who could not. The geographical proximity of these friendships was not significant: their protective effect seemed to stem from the simple fact of feeling connected.

Then you are going to be right as rain in no time cause you sure got lots of friends that love you. Even ones you haven't met.. YET :icon_knuddel: