The holiday season is filled with get-togethers and celebrations, but it’s not always totally joyous for everyone. People battling cancer may not feel up to going to a holiday party, but they may feel obligated by work, family or their social circle. Sarah Paul, who works at CancerCare with children, teens and young adults who have cancer, says there’s no shame in playing the cancer card this season. That means saying no if you don’t feel up to, or simply don’t want to go to something. You have an excuse.
“Dealing with cancer at the holidays is never going to be easy,” Sarah says. “Especially for patients who might feel pressured to go to holiday events or to put on that holiday cheer, or buy gifts when they physically can’t go out and get them. I think that my advice would be to take it one day at a time, to know your boundaries, to say no. It’s OK!”
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