Hi, I have another question that my be unanswerable, but what the heck...
Here I am, a 52-yr old single woman with a poor support network in my city. My loved ones who would be able to support me are hours away by car and plane. (Family that live closer to me are in a stage of life where I support them, not the other way around.) When I was first diagnosed I had to drive myself to the hospital and have an emergency cystoscopy. No one was there to see the doctor afterward. I have never felt so alone.
This is a wonderfully supportive group but I wonder if there are additional in-city support groups I might be looking to join? I saw a great documentary on PBS recently called "The Truth About Cancer"....I highly recommend this...you can probably buy it from PBS. Anyway, one doctor commented on how common it was for single women to have very little support and how important it was for them emotionally/psychologically. I believe it. I'm in Seattle by the way. What do you think? :