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.” ...

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 ...

These are empathy cards Emily McDowell wishes she had received when battling cancer. Trump and Harris tied for popular vote in latest poll from New York Times/Siena College ...

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