How to meet other young survivors friends/relationships etc

Damek

I'm 21 years old and I'm cancer free for 2 and half years now. I would like to meet and make friends with other survivors. I have no friends who are survivors and I also know no one who is a survivor. I find it hard to have a relationship with someone who has not been through what I have been through. Fighting for your life really changes everything about you, atleast for me it did.
Anyway, how do I find other young survivors? I feel very alone. Lately this has been depressing me, and I'm a happy person!
Girls/women usually don't imagine their ideal mate to be a cancer survivor with scars etc lol


Thanks friends

PS: I checked out cisforcupid but it seems like their website is down. Are they down for good?

Damek

BTW
I'm in southern
BTW
I'm in southern NH
Anyone near there? Nashua area? I go to school in gardner, MA.

Chemo_Princess

C is for crap
C is for cupid didn't have anyone in my city!! I checked it out a few months ago.
Dating is hard-- like you said your outlook on life changes and it would be nice to find another survivor who understands this. I wish you luck!

Damek

Chemo_Princess said:

C is for crap
C is for cupid didn't have anyone in my city!! I checked it out a few months ago.
Dating is hard-- like you said your outlook on life changes and it would be nice to find another survivor who understands this. I wish you luck!

Thanks.
You summed up my
Thanks.
You summed up my point of view perfectly.

caseyj

Hello I am not as young as
Hello I am not as young as you but am single and looking for friends too. I have small intestine cancer. It gets pretty lonely and I been through alot and this month found out that They did not find no more cancer. they said They can't say I am cancer free but are still doing all the test. I have stage 4 cancer. I get really lonely and no one to talk to about all this and don't have alot of friends so if you want an old person for a friend would love to be your friend hahahh I am 48 years old.

jbendola

I'm 25 and an ovarian cancer
I'm 25 and an ovarian cancer survivor. None of my friends are survivors and i do at times feel like they dont get it... even the ones im closest to. and dont let the scars get you down. i have a huge one over a foot long on my stomach from near my lady parts to almost up to my breasts.

sdav12

Chemo_Princess said:

C is for crap
C is for cupid didn't have anyone in my city!! I checked it out a few months ago.
Dating is hard-- like you said your outlook on life changes and it would be nice to find another survivor who understands this. I wish you luck!

hey
Im from Mass, I know C is for cupid is pretty wac, the website doesn't even work for me, Where are you from?

sdav12

Chemo_Princess said:

C is for crap
C is for cupid didn't have anyone in my city!! I checked it out a few months ago.
Dating is hard-- like you said your outlook on life changes and it would be nice to find another survivor who understands this. I wish you luck!

hey
Im from Mass, I know C is for cupid is pretty wac, the website doesn't even work for me, Where are you from?

rathgirl

hi
hi im a 20 yr. old leukemia survivor. i know what you mean completely. im welcoming new friendships all the time so feel free to message me on here.

krysten

Chemo_Princess

sdav12 said:

hey
Im from Mass, I know C is for cupid is pretty wac, the website doesn't even work for me, Where are you from?

I'm from Kentucky.

I'm from Kentucky.

Chemo_Princess

jbendola said:

I'm 25 and an ovarian cancer
I'm 25 and an ovarian cancer survivor. None of my friends are survivors and i do at times feel like they dont get it... even the ones im closest to. and dont let the scars get you down. i have a huge one over a foot long on my stomach from near my lady parts to almost up to my breasts.

Yep
I was diagnosed stage 3C ovca at age 30. I have the same scar, plus more. I've had 4 surgeries. Nobody could possibly understand what we have been thru unless they have experienced it themselves.

ajetsonronald

jbendola said:

I'm 25 and an ovarian cancer
I'm 25 and an ovarian cancer survivor. None of my friends are survivors and i do at times feel like they dont get it... even the ones im closest to. and dont let the scars get you down. i have a huge one over a foot long on my stomach from near my lady parts to almost up to my breasts.

Hi
I am 28 testicular cancer
Hi
I am 28 testicular cancer survivor, I am originally from India currently doing PhD in Italy. I under went 2 surgeries I have a scary scar in the chest. I have shown to few of my friends and they were shocked. It is an issuse I take lot of efforts to hide, I like to swim but now I even avoide that because of this scar.

ajetsonronald

Chemo_Princess said:

I'm from Kentucky.

I'm from Kentucky.

Hi
Hi
I am 28 testicular cancer survivor, I am originally from India currently doing PhD in Italy. How do you do? you seem quite interesting and would like to know more about you.
good luck

kurtis

Hi
I'm 18 and in treatment for colon cancer, so I know how you feel. I'm engaged and my girlfriend has always been there for me regardless of the cancer and scars, you just have to find the right one!

sunshine0406

try asking at the Hospital
I go to a young cancer survivors group. I got a business card for the one I go to when I started my treatment. Have you asked at the nearby hospitals cancer centers? sometimes they know about support groups in the area or they might even have one (the hospital I go to has cancer support groups, mostly older people, but the one I go to is in a nearby town). You could even start one. we only meet once a month at a hospital cancer center classroom. nothing fancy just a bunch of women sitting around talking about different things going on in our lives. We are all in different stages of survivor-ship. Hope this helps.

BMTBohoBabe

I really like scars actually
I completely understand where you are coming from. After going through everything you've gone through you're different. I don't think its a bad thing. I like who I became after everything. I'm a little punk with all my scars. I changed a bit from being really happy just because its hard. I'm still kind of angry about everything I've had to deal with. I know a lot of people who aren't survivors don't get it. I would love to get to know you and talk. Hope to hear from you.