Someone on the radio was interviewing a breast cancer survivor today. Amongst the several facile questions, this one took the cake: (incredible wonder in her voice) How did you find the strength to cope with this, how did you muster the strength?
I found the question so ridiculous I burst out laughing. If you have cancer (or any other potentially fatal disease), you do not have the luxury to brood over questions such as how will I muster the strength to cope with this disease? Because that is not a choice – if you do not find that courage, you are dead. Quite plain and simple. You put your faith in your oncologist, your God, you family, your friend, your astrologer, your dog - whoever – and just keep on fighting the goddamn cells and hope that you destroy them faster than they breed in your body.
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