QoL (not so) FastBlast!: Reverse Cancer Gatekeeping (aka Cancer Envy) with a Little Regular Cancer Gatekeeping, Grief Tourism, and an Existential Crisis Mixed In. And Cats, Too. #Rannygazoo
QoL (not so) FastBlast!: Reverse Cancer Gatekeeping (aka Cancer Envy) with a Little Regular Cancer Gatekeeping, Grief Tourism, and an Existential Crisis Mixed In. And Cats, Too. #Rannygazoo
I briefly wrote about the phenomenon of Cancer Gatekeeping several months back. This is where folks think less of folks with lower stages/grades of cancer and fewer deficits. It’s not totally hard to understand why as many are prone to participate in this so-called auction of suffering regardless of cancer or not. It can feel good to feel superior to others, even if it’s in a completely unhealthy way.
Again, you are very, very good at expressing yourself. I've been through some of these same emotions in my life. However, you are so much better at expressing them. As you say, life's issues sure can make us wonder and take us on a rollercoaster ride. Just now, I am waiting for a CT scan .The wait for the scan is about six weeks. I have unexplained blood in my urine again -the last time was fifteen years ago. I'm waiting for a different medical group to get me in sooner as they told me they could do. And on and on it goes as I'm certain you understand. And I can only imagine the gamut of thoughts and emotions someone like yourself might be going through with something more long-term. Great article!
I'm in the middle of a book right now that focuses (in part, at least) on how important knowing you're going to die is. That's a bit of a TL;DR, but Buddhism is very good at this - reminding us that our time here is limited, whereas in the west we tend to bury our heads in the sand. Ultimately, life is a lot more vivid if you're aware that there is an expiration date, and even more so if you think this end might be very soon indeed. Dude talks about hunters seeing every hair on their prey, which seems like a trivial and creepy example to use, but it makes sense in the context of the book.
Anyway, that's where my weird brain just went. I'm glad that last meme wasn't a cat one.
Again, you are very, very good at expressing yourself. I've been through some of these same emotions in my life. However, you are so much better at expressing them. As you say, life's issues sure can make us wonder and take us on a rollercoaster ride. Just now, I am waiting for a CT scan .The wait for the scan is about six weeks. I have unexplained blood in my urine again -the last time was fifteen years ago. I'm waiting for a different medical group to get me in sooner as they told me they could do. And on and on it goes as I'm certain you understand. And I can only imagine the gamut of thoughts and emotions someone like yourself might be going through with something more long-term. Great article!
I'm in the middle of a book right now that focuses (in part, at least) on how important knowing you're going to die is. That's a bit of a TL;DR, but Buddhism is very good at this - reminding us that our time here is limited, whereas in the west we tend to bury our heads in the sand. Ultimately, life is a lot more vivid if you're aware that there is an expiration date, and even more so if you think this end might be very soon indeed. Dude talks about hunters seeing every hair on their prey, which seems like a trivial and creepy example to use, but it makes sense in the context of the book.
Anyway, that's where my weird brain just went. I'm glad that last meme wasn't a cat one.