What is normal, right? After cancer it seems like the word normal takes on a much more complicated meaning.

I think people use the word without thinking when they say your life goes back to “normal” after cancer. Ummm…rewind. What? I think doctors should rethink that statement when saying that to a patient.

I’ve said this before and I will say it again—sometimes life after cancer can be even more challenging than the part you face through the treatment of it. Whoever says having so many doctors and appointments filling your calendar is “normal”? Having to place such emphasis on staying well—and having so much focus on scans and tests can provoke such feelings of anxiety.

But in all this—there are ways to manage. It sounds like you are doing a great job of looking for support.

Thanks for sharing your story and lending us your wisdom.

Leah Shearer
TLC Program Coordinator