How do I date with follicular lymphoma? Feeling so lonely

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Penny, I feel this so deeply - I'm also struggling with how and when to share my diagnosis with potential partners, and the loneliness can be overwhelming. You're definitely not alone in feeling like having cancer "forever" makes dating feel impossible. ❤️

sorry about that i can be your friend if you dont mind

Penny I totally understand your frustration with your life changing situation, but I have to tell you something on my personal when I was 17 I got shot. I had my stomach removed and I lost a lot of weight due to my stomach being Removal. It makes me feel very uncomfortable when I eat so if I was to go on a date with somebody if I eat, I eat like a bird and I don’t let that bother me. OK I do the best that I can and try not to put myself in uncomfortable situations. I don’t know what your cancer makes. You feel like my point is be honest with the people who you date be honest with yourself don’t deprive yourself of a good time. OK you might meet that life person someday but don’t let this chronic disease take your life over you. Take your life over. OK don’t let it tell you what to do you tell it what to do go have your fun? OK don’t be a downer on yourself. I didn’t let that happen to me when I got shot and then when I found that I had stage four cancer and they told me I had four months to live well guess what that was two years ago all right and I’m still doing what I have to do and I’m not letting it stop me from doing anything so God bless you keep your head up keep smiling and like I say to my friends, they said why are you smile so much I said I’m grinning cause I’m winning! 🏆 😉 God bless you, Penny. Have a great day.

My best friend,70, partnered up with a man 74 who was very honest about his bladder cancer. Says she, “OMG, he’s well worth it”. There is always going to be something whether young or old. SO… WHAT. You’re exacerbating your own illness with cutting yourself off from other people. There are wonderful adventures out there. Hitch up with them. I have had adenocarcenoma Felt sorry for myself fairly briefly. Now, I’m doing awesome volunteer work, seeing my therapist for 5 years. And absolutely know getting out socially has kept things relatively in check. I kindly suggest you try to get out & over yourself. Volunteering for others has been a ticket out of the blues. GO FOR IT.