Wish
The word “wish” seems to imply something we really want, but does it also suggest that some things are beyond our reach? Does Wishing for things in the context of cancer-care more often refer to the everyday care patients and family members expect from our clinicians, or the biggest things we can imagine? Does the fact that this word has these two quite different meanings make it less useful or less helpful to us, making small things we expect in care, treatment and support seem more like pipe-dreams?
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My wish is that I stay cancer free
I wish there would be more honesty and candor
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Wish is a difficult topic for me! I wish I never got cancer!!! If we contain “wish” to just the parameter of When We Talk About Cancer then it is a little more manageable. In my own life when my healthcare team, Continue…
| 1 Comment | CommentWishes turn out to be a reflection of the person
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One word that inspires hope in most of us is the word WISH. Whether it is used as noun or a verb, this double-duty word depicts a desire to attain something that seems unattainable at that space and time. Wishes evolve as we walk the journey through life. They are a culmination of who we are, how we live and how we aspire to be. Continue…
| 1 Comment | CommentPoem: Wish
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When you Wish Upon A Star
A Wish is a Dream.
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A wish is a dream your heart makes. My heart’s desire would be for the Dragon known as cancer to be slain. No more surgery. No more chemo. No more radiation. No more loss of self. No more Continue…
| 1 Comment | Comment‘Wish’ is a verb and a noun
Wish is a verb and a noun, an action in some instances and something tangible in others. Continue…
| 3 Comments | CommentMake a Wish
If you’ve ever read a fairy tale with a genie in it, then you’re familiar with these words: “Your wish is my command.” Then the benevolent genie grants the character three magical wishes and “poof!” Miracles Continue…
| 2 Comments | CommentWe mustn’t hide our wishes
There are wishes that every single person wants to attain – such as happiness, love, and peace, while there are wishes that are interesting for somebody but not for everybody – such as Continue…
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