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Not at all — your feelings are completely valid. Lymphoma is a serious diagnosis, and your experience, your fear, and your treatment are real and significant. No one should ever feel like their cancer "doesn't count" because someone else has it worse. A MyLymphomaTeam member shared something similar, saying a friend told Show Full Answer

Not at all — your feelings are completely valid. Lymphoma is a serious diagnosis, and your experience, your fear, and your treatment are real and significant. No one should ever feel like their cancer "doesn't count" because someone else has it worse. A MyLymphomaTeam member shared something similar, saying a friend told her to be happy about her diagnosis because "it could be so much worse" — and it left her in tears feeling how insensitive that was. You are not alone in this feeling.

Comparing cancers is never helpful to the person sitting in that chair going through treatment. Your lymphoma journey — 8 radiation treatments in with more to go — deserves full acknowledgment and respect.

If you feel comfortable, it's okay to let your care team know how that comment made you feel. You have every right to advocate for yourself and to expect compassionate care. A good care team will want to know.

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When Family and Friends Don’t Understand Lymphoma