I'm Still Traumatized by My Sister's Cancer

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Emma's sister has happily survived cancer, so why is young Emma still so emotional about the experience? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for downloading my call of the day podcast. You too can participate in my live radio program
0:06.8	heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM. Triumph 111. Emma and mom, welcome to the program.
0:16.6	Hi, Dr. Laura. Thank you so much for taking our call today.
0:20.6	You're welcome. Emma. Hi. How. Thank you so much for taking our call today. You're welcome.
0:21.6	Emma, hi.
0:22.4	How old are you?
0:25.3	Hi, I'm 14.
0:27.4	And what grade does that put you in?
0:31.4	Eight grade.
0:34.3	Okay, what can I help you with?
0:37.2	What is the problem you're having, Emma?
0:40.8	So when I was 10 years old, my sister got cancer and she was like a baby and she was
0:47.5	like my little sister and she's a lot better enough, thank God.
0:51.5	Like she got like she stopped her medication like one year ago.
0:55.2	Um, but like sometimes like I still like remember some of like this stuff that I like,
1:00.1	they're just like these like pictures that come into my head and then like it makes me really
1:04.3	sad and emotional.
1:05.7	And I want to say like a better way to like cope my feelings than crying like because I just
1:09.7	cry.
1:10.6	So like I want to look like it's like a better way to like handle my coat my feelings than crying, because I just cry. So, like, I want to look at a better way to, like, handle my emotions.
1:14.2	It's rather than crying.
1:15.0	Yes.
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