*April 2025*
Cancer can open up many hot topics regarding diagnosis, care, and survival. Can you function fully or partially? How will the medicine you’re taking affect your day-to-day? Is surgery an option? What can you do or not do?
Many of these questions don’t initially include how the family will react, especially when there are unresolved family dynamics.
When family ties can feel like chains
My mom had a stable support system; however, I know there were some areas where she needed specific key people to be where she needed them to be. I found that problematic relatives wanted a tighter hold on helping when, in fact, their efforts weren’t quite warranted. Oftentimes, though there’s a health ailment that affects all parties in the present, prior family discourse can still be a heavy burden moving forward. Read more.
