I need advice

As many of you know, I am a cancer survivor. I just got a text from a former teacher of mine from high school who tells me he is about to go through the same treatments I did and would like me to call him tomorrow to ask some questions. I really like this man but I am really stressing out over this. As you can imagine, that whole experience was a horrifying ordeal. I have tried to put it behind me and try not to think about it. I've even tried to completely forget about it. What if I can't remember important things? What if I give bad advice? I feel a level of responsibility here and don't know if I can help him.

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HootyTheNightOwl

Even if you remember every little detail, the important thing to remember is that, even though it's the same treatment that you had... its his journey now and it's going to affect him differently.

Maybe he will handle some parts better than you did and have other parts kick his butt that you handled better.

Advice is only advice, it's up to him how much of it he chooses to follow and where he chooses to carve his own path.

If you do go ahead with it, be sure to take some time to practice self care afterwards if you can, for your own sake.