Re: No Subject, emotionally upset?

March 4, 2000

In a message dated 3/4/00 7:05:51 PM Pacific Standard Time

jeaton@... (t Eaton) writes:

Oh Please!

cea may be more than just a red face but please, see your doc, take

your pills and your creams, find your triggers and stay away from them and

then

MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Try having a life threating disease once and you will think your

rosacea is a " walk in the park " ! I've been there! Just thank God you not on

the

CANCER support group. Try that on for size once and see how that compares to

your stressed, intense emotionally upset cea experience. Please put your

life in prospective before you have a heart attack at your stress management

session!

Juel

Juel,

This is totally out of line This is a rosacea support group.

Psychological issues are very important here. This condition can turn a

persons life upside down. It is unfair of you to throw cancer in with your

post. That is a totally separate issue. If you don't like to read about the

issues that concern rosacea than I suggest that you don't read these posts.

It is unfortunate that you are dealing with cancer. It seems that you

need to be in the cancer support group and learn how to deal with your stress

management techniques. One thing that I wont tolerate is somebody

trivializing this disease and comparing it to another. That is definitely

unfair. Our feelings about dealing with this potentially disfiguring disease

are just as real and justified as another persons feelings who is going

through another type of illness. It is this sort of ignorance that keeps skin

disorders from being researched and cured and doctors from being

compassionate and helpful.

I could also go into the physical discomfort of rosacea and how it

prevents people from leading normal lives, but I'll save that for the next

post.

Bill

March 4, 2000

I totally agree with Bill. Anyone who doesn't want to hear complaints about

rosacea should not subscribe to the rosacea e-group.

March 4, 2000

hi.

my daughter had cancer this summer. 20 years old. never once did she say to

me mom, you know you really have a trivial condition. people who truly suffer

with illnesses, diseases, and chronic conditions recognize the pain and angst

of fellow sufferers. they don't play my disease is bigger than yours, because

one of the first things to go for most people when they get sick is

arrogance.

cenia

March 4, 2000

Oh Please!

cea may be more than just a red face but please, see your doc, take

your

pills and your creams, find your triggers and stay away from them and

then

MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Try having a life threating disease once and you will think your

rosacea is a

" walk in the park " ! I've been there! Just thank God you not on the

CANCER

support group. Try that on for size once and see how that compares to

your

stressed, intense emotionally upset cea experience. Please put your

life in

prospective before you have a heart attack at your stress management

session!

Juel

March 4, 2000

Gee, I can tell you are a very understanding and sensitive person (sarcasm).

As you may or may not know, everyone else here in this support group feels

the same way I do. The response was overwhelming. And in case you haven't

noticed, this is supposed to be a " support " group, not a forum for lashing

out at each other with nasty diatribes. If you've been able to adjust so

well to rosacea and are able to " move on " with your life, why on earth do

you participate in this group?

Yes, I agree rosacea isn't anywhere near the degree of cancer; however, it

still is an emotionally upsetting disease to most people. According to the

National cea Society's literature, 75% of rosacea sufferers do indeed

become distressed over this. To trivialize one's feelings about it is

insensitive to say the least.