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RE: Downer: Don't read

This is a very good question and something I've thought about myself many times. And interestingly enough, I have insight from both sides of the fence.

I have a friend who has cancer and has chosen not to fight it (the same thing I'd do if I ever got it). She's also chosen to only tell a select few people about it, none of which are family members. I wasn't one of the people she chose to tell, but she did tell my best friend and it obviously circulated back to me. Since she has been diagnosed with cancer she continues on with her normal life. She still works and parties all the same as if there's nothing wrong with her at all. You'd never be able to tell that she's sick, though obviously that will change when she gets down real bad. But for now, life is as it always has been for her.

I also recently had an uncle die of cancer. He knew he was going to die for a very long time and so the family basically crowded around him and supported him during every waking moment of his remaining life.

The bottom line is that, yes, your family will treat you different, whether you like it or not. They know you won't be around for much longer so they try to get as much time in with you as possible so that there are no regrets when you are gone.

It boils down to if you want the extra attention. Do you want to feel the extreme love and support coupled with the fact that you probably won't spend much time alone after telling them. Or, do you want to continue living life the way that you were and get the most out of it, avoid being smothered by relatives who wouldn't have given you as much time otherwise, and avoid worrying your family.

In the end it's a matter of personal preference. You should think about how you want to spend your last year alive. And whether you decide to tell your family or not in the beginning, by the end they'll probably figure it out.

RE: Does this comp. connecting ever really work ??????

Like everyone has posted so far, you meet some winners and some losers. I could say that it does work, because I married someone I met off of another dating site. But then again I'm divorced now. :-p
You just have to wade through the people until you find someone you're compatible with, which seems impossible and hopeless sometimes. It's all a matter of patience.

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