Looking for any teal sisters who were diagnosed in their 20s, 30s or 40s? I was diagnosed at age 31, and I'm always looking to meet other young survivors. Perhaps this can be a space we can swap stories and share our struggles that are unique to us being young survivors.
@ssajwani @Caitsmom @Sunflower @Erinosaurus
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newly diagnosed at 42 with stage 3C High grade serus. I had surgery on June 10 and did my first chemo treatment on July 9. I’ve got a young boy who is 5 and I’d love to connect with you and other young survivors.
First of all start a new discussion topic with a title like: Looking to connect with other Low Grade Sisters. This is the best way to get some immediate attention.
Secondly there have been other discussions on the topic. If you go to the Search bar at the top right of the screen and type in key words like Low Grade, former discussions will pop up. They are always active and you can engage in those discussions at any time.
A tip as you find other's with your type of disease. If you want to ensure they are flagged to any relevant comments to which they may want to engage, just type the @ immediately followed by the first few letters of their screen name and you'll get a popup from which you can choose the applicable member to communicate with.
Finally, we have a live chat on Thursdays (today actually ) at 1pm EST. Our group is growing although not sure if we have any Low Grade participants yet. But love to have you join us. You need only sign in to Ovdialogue and click on the Discussion title : Teal Thursdays......and you're in.
Let us know how you make out connecting with others.
I have found working with a trained psychologist to be the most helpful when I have needed someone to talk to or to get advice about how to continue sharing healthy attachments with others, especially when I haven’t been sure how to connect over my illness. There are many trained in working with people facing critical illness. I like the techniques that don’t dwell on what went wrong with the past but rather stay with the happenings of the present and how to be more comfortable there.
If you can learn to abide in the present moment, you can live an eternity regardless of the cells in your body going a little wonky. Note: lookup yoga nidra with Richard Miller!
In case any of you young survivors are interested, OCC is holding "teal teas" every month. It's a chance to connect virtually through Zoom with other teal sisters. The next teal teas are being held on July 27, 28 and 29. The session on Wed. July 28 @ 6pm ET (3pm PT/7pm AT) is specially dedicated for young survivors. Register and join me - I'd love to see your beautiful faces!
For more info on the July 28 session and to register: https://ovariancanada.org/Events/Find-Local-Events/2021/July/Teal-Tea-July-28-2021
If you have any questions, feel free to message me!