I Was Told It Was a Gluten Allergy, but I Was Diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer at Age 26 (Exclusive) 2. ... Sweet Little Boy Makes Heartbreaking Sympathy Card for His Teacher Whose Dog Died.

Today, Erin over at Life With Cancer is talking about people who play the cancer card to get special treatment--extra sympathy, a better seat at the restaurant, you name it.

She says the generic sympathy cards she received from friends seemed "hollow" and sometimes made her feel worse. Some people didn't know what to say, others just disappeared, McDowell said.

“Sympathy cards can make people feel like you think they’re already dead. A ‘f*** cancer’ card is a nice sentiment, but when I had cancer, it never really made me feel better.” ...

"Sympathy cards can make people feel like you think they're already dead," she continues. "A 'fuck cancer' card is a nice sentiment, but when I had cancer, it never really made me feel better".

Something that may be contributing to that upbeatness is her newfound cancer card. She admits she's been playing it a bit lately ... she deserves all the cancer sympathy she gets. I, on the other ...