Should we be talking about cancer?
This month I celebrated four years since the trip to BreastScreen that found triple negative cancer in my left breast. It's an important milestone for me. Unlike other forms of breast cancer, the ris...
Forum Discussion
Cancer isn't who I am. But it's a part of who I am. Lots of things in life shape you, willingly or no. Parents, lovers, school, jobs, children and yes, cancer (or any serious illness - ask someone with asthma or diabetes). What you talk about to others depends on circumstances. So does what you don't talk about. I think it is reasonable for anyone to indicate, at an appropriate time, that they aren't quite as interested in some aspect of your life as you are - your kids, your three months in Provence, whatever. But they don't have any right to stop you being interested in it! Ditto about relegating something to the past. Your life, your call.