Hello everyone
Hope you are OK :) My sister has been diagnosed with CML and she has been so angry since. She cannot stand seeing me as I have not CML and constantly tells me I should have CML not her. I understand how she is feeling but I find it difficult to deal with. Really tough -
Hi there. I know - all of us here know - how your sister is feeling at the moment. Anger is a pretty normal response to a cancer diagnosis. Unfortunately, our nearest and dearest are the ones closest to us and unfortunately often the ones that bare the brunt of our anger. I know my wife was on the receiving end at the beginning.
Your sister is just lashing out, and you're an easy target. That doesn't mean it's easy for you to take - quite the opposite in fact.
She'll come around in time. In the meantime, there's lots of resources on this site (see the "living" and "resources" sections at the top of the page) which will help you understand CML which might help you communicate with your sister better I know it was really helpful for me to have family who understood a few things about CML.
Do you mind me asking how long ago she was diagnosed?
David.
Hi,
It must be very hard for you to cope with your sisters anger which is really an expression of her fear.... I do agree with David that you might try to learn as much as you can about CML, and its therapies, so that you can at least be able to reassure your sister when she eventually comes to terms with the fact that she has been diagnosed with a life threatening disease.
I am sure many caregivers or family members of patients can relate to your situation.... it is very hard sometimes to find ways of expressing your own emotions and fears for want of upsetting the person who actually has the disease. I hope we can help you through this difficult period, and maybe even help your sister cope a little better when she is ready.
Please do not hesitate to ask for advice or support.
Best wishes,
Sandy
Hi rufus, I was told I had cml about a year ago, and it to made me very angry. Ive led a very healthy lifestyle, but as we all know with cml its nothing really to do
with that, after a year on imatinib my molecular score was 0.73 so im nearly there, I was 57 when told the bad news.
Now I know I will be ok its a big weight of the shoulders, but I feel very lucky because some poor people are not, I have found reading the forum has been a great help, thank you all.
