As is said repeatedly, we are all different. I can honestly say that the article does not reflect my experience. It’s certainly true that I think about cancer more than I did before diagnosis, but then I hardly ever thought about it. No cancer in my family, of any description until I was in my fifties (a distant male cousin). Knowing it’s possible does change your thinking. But not to the extent that it messes with my life. I can thank a good counsellor, an empathetic surgeon and a supportive oncologist for helping me make my way to a new normal, that wasn’t radically different but actually a real improvement. I can thank all my family that I wasn’t carrying unresolved baggage when I went into bc land. I had some lucky breaks but I have also tried to milk the best I can out of the experience. For those starting out on this mad road trip, there are, as the writer says, many outcomes.
