what have been ur reaction when u found out that your love had leukemia?

By eM
@eLsMarie (4345)
Philippines
April 6, 2009 4:27am CST
leukemia for me is a type of cancer which is very much difficult to cure/heal. i've heard a lot of people dying from this ailment and i don't think anyone would want to have this kind sickness except for those who wishes to die painfully... supposing you had a loved one who had leukemia, what do you think would be your initial reaction? would you be in the denial stage?
5 responses
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
11 Aug 10
I watched it 3 times and even once without tears.
@eLsMarie (4345)
• Philippines
12 Aug 10
You weren't affected with it?
@gcorp09 (940)
• Singapore
2 May 09
Well, I do agree that it's a type of cancer, but it really depends on the type of leukemia a person have (acute or chronic), and when the leukemia is actually discovered. With the current medical technology, it's much easier for a leukemia patient to recover from the sickness, and they do live after chemotherapy / transplant. However, when one do discover that they have leukemia, I believe most of the people will be in the denial stage, and wants further test to confirm if it's really leukemia. Even though the medical technology nowadays is very advanced, to know that one's loved one have such sickness is really quite depressing... But as treatment is usually very long (around 6 months or even longer), a lot of positive support from family members, and friends are very important... I know the feeling as I've been thru it...
@eLsMarie (4345)
• Philippines
22 May 09
wow! you sure has so much to say about this ailment... thanks for your information... i so much appreciate your response... :) happy mylotting
@jd107nette (1454)
• Philippines
23 Apr 09
definitely I would firstly be in a denial stage... Where I'd go to several doctors and hospitals in order to confirm if my loved one really has the leukemia... Second opinion wouldn't be enough to satisfy me especially if even the second opinion suggests that he/she also has leukemia... haha.. At first it would be hard to believe... But I would try not to over react right in front of my loved one. Because i understand that no matter how much I deny the fact no matter how hard it is for me, or how much I suffer worrying of my loved one, the one really in pain and in deep suffering is the person himself...
@eLsMarie (4345)
• Philippines
22 May 09
have you know somebody who's suffering from this kind of illness? i wonder how many sleepless nights occurs to them whenever symptoms starts to show up... i really sympathized those people who were slowly dying because of this sickness
• United States
8 Apr 09
I think I would go into shock and would be very upset but after the initial shock I would try to be positive and do everything I could for that family member. I did know a little girl who was only 3 years old when she got a bone marrow transplant after being diagonosed with leukemia. She did great and is a survivor. I ran into them about a year ago and she is a perfectly healthy little girl.
@eLsMarie (4345)
• Philippines
8 Apr 09
that 3 year old girl is really blessed... she can be an inspiration for those who are still struggling from the effects of cancer... :)
@cues04 (6)
• Philippines
9 Apr 09
Leukemia is a type of cancer that the white blood cell is eating the red blood so the white white blood cell is excess!!! if i love a person even he has a cancer, ilove him for my bottom of my heart!!! this a only a test of god thgat how can you give your life for love!!! giving a your care for them and love is the great comfort for their pain that they experience...
@eLsMarie (4345)
• Philippines
22 May 09
how sweet of you... :) leukemia is really a deadly disease and seeing your love suffering from this kind of ailment can really make your heart bleed... :(