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I was witnessed an incredible display of courage against enormous odds,from a Canadian girl of about 6-7 years old, she had cancer, neuroblastoma, which had also spread to a kidney. She was aware that her chances were slim, but her humour defiance and attitude were very positive she was even blase and smiling when the anaethetist asked what flavour of oxygen she would prefer...the courage of children just stuns me ..I've had 3 operations and been scared stiff before each 1..but if little Christine was scared, she did an excellent job of hiding it..
After I read this posting of yours I got to thinking of the really young that I have known that medically have been in horrific conditions and two comes to my memory. One a young girl who was in a fire and ever the surgeries on her arms in the lessoning of the tightened skin of the scars.... then too a boy in my elementary school years. Robert was much like this young girl you have described. He too had cancer. He was the sweetest guy I ever met. So quiet and yet so very courageous. I think sometimes I think that to be courageous you somehow have to be loud in manner and yet there is something to be said in quiet-strength. I remember in school he was only able to attend maybe all of 30 days per each school year and each year he was passed with the class. In 5th grade it was so hard to go to his funeral....
ive been through a lot, and im also very stoic at that. if ever i was in pain, i try to keep it quiet, cause i dont like people to see me hurting.
Hi Love4All. I think this is the first we have met ... I think I hear what you are saying. Sometimes it is too that pain is so great that it takes all to bear it and there is nothing left in a person to give that hollar out as it were. Though there is that time to speak up for it may mean relief through various therapies/pain releavers.... Love4All, not knowing your situation but if what you had in any way lingers in your life I hope you have/are in a pain management therapy. Sending healing thots your way. Connie
Love4all I'm the same but Christine seemed oblivious to the danger I'm not sure if she was in any pain, but she was certainly full of spunk and determined to beat the cancer