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<blockquote data-quote="maxies-mom" data-source="post: 353016" data-attributes="member: 59717"><p>We all live through challenges GraceK. My sister was an epileptic, Max was born with Pyloric Stenosis, my gran an un-managed manic depressive. I had plumbing issues that caused 11 miscarriages. </p><p></p><p>My post was not about the condition or the lack of knowledge of it. It was about the insensitivity of the things people say.</p><p>Telling me my child is likely to be killed by T1 or that we are lucky or that they are so lucky not to have it is just plain insensitive, and stupid. And none of this from strangers to the family.</p><p></p><p>My dear friend in Aus just got diagnosed with Ovarian and Uterine Cancer, a real double whammy. She went through similar insensitivity from friends including a comment about how sad it was she didn't have kids first before this happened - as if she had a a choice as to when she would "catch" her cancer. </p><p></p><p>People just do not think, as RRB pointed out. I am sensitive enough to realise <em>why</em> people blurt. Any life condition is a shock to the core, especially when you know the person it is happening to. That's why I can laugh a little and forgive the blurter. But it HURTS.</p><p>My post was essentially about diffusing the hurtfulness of the comment without hurting the blurter in return. Shared in a closed community where other parents will relate. And perhaps give other new mums a chance to share their stuff, because as mom's we hurt like hell, constantly, for our children and we do it silently and behind closed doors, and we isolate ourselves in our pain terribly, and yes, we blame ourselves constantly.</p><p></p><p>We have had loads of advice on what to eat, including all raw food - and this is not stupid or insensitive but a show of care and genuine concern. Included in this are the handful of people who have heard of other children being completely cured. This is an outpouring of hope and a show of faith no matter how misguided.</p><p>Telling Max he is going to die young is not. It is stupid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maxies-mom, post: 353016, member: 59717"] We all live through challenges GraceK. My sister was an epileptic, Max was born with Pyloric Stenosis, my gran an un-managed manic depressive. I had plumbing issues that caused 11 miscarriages. My post was not about the condition or the lack of knowledge of it. It was about the insensitivity of the things people say. Telling me my child is likely to be killed by T1 or that we are lucky or that they are so lucky not to have it is just plain insensitive, and stupid. And none of this from strangers to the family. My dear friend in Aus just got diagnosed with Ovarian and Uterine Cancer, a real double whammy. She went through similar insensitivity from friends including a comment about how sad it was she didn't have kids first before this happened - as if she had a a choice as to when she would "catch" her cancer. People just do not think, as RRB pointed out. I am sensitive enough to realise [i]why[/i] people blurt. Any life condition is a shock to the core, especially when you know the person it is happening to. That's why I can laugh a little and forgive the blurter. But it HURTS. My post was essentially about diffusing the hurtfulness of the comment without hurting the blurter in return. Shared in a closed community where other parents will relate. And perhaps give other new mums a chance to share their stuff, because as mom's we hurt like hell, constantly, for our children and we do it silently and behind closed doors, and we isolate ourselves in our pain terribly, and yes, we blame ourselves constantly. We have had loads of advice on what to eat, including all raw food - and this is not stupid or insensitive but a show of care and genuine concern. Included in this are the handful of people who have heard of other children being completely cured. This is an outpouring of hope and a show of faith no matter how misguided. Telling Max he is going to die young is not. It is stupid. [/QUOTE]
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