{"id":3026,"date":"2021-11-02T17:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T22:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loveblackbird.com\/?p=3026"},"modified":"2022-02-28T17:48:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T23:48:55","slug":"why-finding-your-tribe-is-so-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loveblackbird.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/02\/why-finding-your-tribe-is-so-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Finding Your Tribe Is So Important"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everyone handles their initial cancer diagnosis differently. I would have preferred to just deny the whole thing \u2026 seemed like the easiest route. But, I was having so much undiagnosed chest pain, I was relieved that something was actually wrong with me. I was beginning to think I needed to be checked in as a psych patient. Following an actual diagnosis, I wanted to curl up in a ball, cry and pretend I could disappear. That didn\u2019t last long as I had a six and a three-year old that needed their mom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Telling your friends and family that you received a cancer diagnosis is also a bit of a pickle. Obviously, it seemed like it required more than a text, but I couldn\u2019t imagine making each phone call and talking while crying through each one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n