When everything hits at once…

Hi,

I’m not really sure how to start this, but I guess I just needed to say it somewhere people might understand.

I’ve been living with type 1 diabetes for about 35 years now, so I’m used to dealing with health issues and the ups and downs that come with it. It hasn’t always been easy, but it was something I had learned to manage over time.

Recently though, I was diagnosed with cancer in the lymphatic system, and it just feels like everything hit at once.

I’m currently going through treatment and I’m not able to work right now. Some days I feel okay and try to stay positive, other days I’m just completely drained, physically and mentally.

What’s been hardest isn’t just the physical side, but how overwhelming it all feels together. Managing a lifelong condition is one thing, but adding something like this on top of it is… a lot.

I do have a few supportive people around me, and I’m really grateful for that. Still, there are moments where it just feels heavy and hard to process.

I guess I’m just wondering if anyone here has gone through something similar — dealing with multiple serious health issues at once — and how you cope with it mentally.

Thanks for reading.