Both sides now.
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Both Sides Now many of us working in the specialty of oncology experience confounded shock and disbelief when we or one of our family members are diagnosed with cancer. in some way, we subconsciously feel that if we dedicate ourselves to helping those fighting the disease, then maybe we gain immunity. As many of us have learned, this is not the case. i first experienced the shock and disbelief of a cancer diagnosis two months before graduating as a clinical nurse specialist in oncology. i was diagnosed with melanoma at a time when i was trying to finish my thesis and embark on a new advanced practice role. At that time, my vulnerability was focused on the impact of my diagnosis on my profession. How could i take care of patients with cancer and be a patient with cancer myself? i was young and confident that i would beat the disease, but i was afraid about when i could start a family without risking disease recurrence. The spiritual bargaining that takes place when we are diagnosed with cancer is certainly dependent on the developmental stage in which we find ourselves when diagnosed. my husband was diagnosed with melanoma 10 years ago—approximately 15 years after i was. He was in his early 40s, so his fears were different than mine when i was diagnosed. He worried about living long enough to see his only child, a fourth-grader at the time, graduate from high school. Feeling powerless, he embarked on a stereotypical male midlife crisis. The Porsche was fun for me, too, but i had different fears than my husband. As an oncology nurse, i was acutely aware that his lymph node involvement meant a more precarious stage of disease to watch and worry. When we left the hospital after his surgery— it was Daffodil Day—a nurse handed me a bunch of blooming daffodils, instead of the other way around. Once again, i was feeling the shock of transitioning from my professional world into the world of the patient (Bush, 1999). Four years after my husband's diagnosis, my younger sister was diagnosed with premenopausal breast cancer. i traveled the journey beside her through mastectomy, chemotherapy, and reconstruction. During these personal crises, i gained greater insight into the cancer journey that my patients and families confronted. i became more dedicated to my profession, convinced that i could apply my own life lessons to …
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Oncology nursing forum
دوره 35 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008