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Be Kind to Cancer Patients

If someone who works for you (or with you) is diagnosed with cancer, please be considerate of the emotions he or she is going through. I was just thinking back to when I was diagnosed with lung cancer and what it was like to go to work. It was not like anything I ever experienced emotionally. A cancer diagnosis will consume every waking moment. I've heard people say that they throw themselves into their work to keep their mind off of what is happening in their personal life. That sounds great but it's not reality for many people like me. I remember the call from my doctor when he told me I have a tumor in my lung and that I needed to come see him. I also remember going to work the next day (and several days and weeks after) and how hard it was for me to concentrate on my job responsibilities. When you are told that you have cancer, your life is turned upside down and nothing else seems to matter but your life, and your family. In my case a wife and 3 young boys ages 5, 3 a