Comments on: The Bipolar II* Symphony and Death by Lymphoma (updated) http://myjourneywithaids.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/the-bipolar-ii-symphony-and-death-by-lymphoma/ and matters of the heart and head as seen by Kenn Chaplin Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:10:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Housewife http://myjourneywithaids.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/the-bipolar-ii-symphony-and-death-by-lymphoma/#comment-388 Housewife Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:35:21 +0000 http://myjourneywithaids.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/the-bipolar-ii-symphony-and-death-by-lymphoma/#comment-388 I understand not telling your mother. When you're past the point of her being able to help you it seems cruel and narcissistic to tell everything. We all reach an age when we learn to be our own parents. Congratulations on a very important moment. I also understand the cancer v. HIV thing well. I find the cancer aspect terrifying because my father has Leukemia (remission! Hooray!) and my mother in law was just given a 50-50 chance of survival with her newly diagnosed and very aggressive lymphoma. For my sanity I need to believe that HIV killed Dean. I may be wrong and it may have been the cancer but we all twist things in our brains so we can sleep at night. This is my coping skill. It may not fly with a shrink but I'm the one who's gotta make it through the day. xoxo Thank you for your strength and candor. I understand not telling your mother.

When you’re past the point of her being able to help you it seems cruel and narcissistic to tell everything.

We all reach an age when we learn to be our own parents. Congratulations on a very important moment.

I also understand the cancer v. HIV thing well. I find the cancer aspect terrifying because my father has Leukemia (remission! Hooray!) and my mother in law was just given a 50-50 chance of survival with her newly diagnosed and very aggressive lymphoma.

For my sanity I need to believe that HIV killed Dean. I may be wrong and it may have been the cancer but we all twist things in our brains so we can sleep at night.

This is my coping skill. It may not fly with a shrink but I’m the one who’s gotta make it through the day.

xoxo

Thank you for your strength and candor.

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