Comments on: Randi Rentz: Survivor’s Guilt

By: news feed

news feed — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:48:41 +0000

Hello! I know this is kinda off topic nevertheless I’d figured I’d ask. Would you be interested in exchanging links or maybe guest writing a blog post or vice-versa? My blog discusses a lot of the same topics as yours and I believe we could greatly benefit from each other. If you happen to be interested feel free to send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you! Great blog by the way!

By: mich6677

mich6677 — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:16:43 +0000

Thank you, Randi, for elucidating how I feel. I have recently finished treatment for my second primary bc (successfully, fingers and toes crossed), whereas my dear friend Suzy died last year from a lower grade bc. I not only feel guilty that I’m here and she’s not (why have I been able to dodge a bullet, twice?), but also that I should have done more for her. I think about her every day.

By: Rose

Rose — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:46:29 +0000

Thank you for sharing this. I too feel survivor guilt even thought I have suffered from so many recurrences and subsequent surgeries and treatments. But I’m still alive. My mother and sister in law died of the disease. An aunt asked me at the recent funeral of my brother’s wife what was so special about me having survived for 28 years. I didn’t know what to say but the survival guilt is worse than ever now.
I realize I must work through this by reading more about this and further exploring the issue with a therapist.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:08:58 +0000

Wow! Amazing. Thank you for putting this in print…….. I feel it every single day!