The strange juxtaposition of utter pain, destruction and sadness in my private life and the brave, strong and positive patient in public was stifling. I didn’t want to hear how I was an inspiration simply for trying not to die. I didn’t want to hear how brave I was. I didn’t want to hear how upset my own cancer made Sally from fifth grade (who hadn’t spoken to me since).
https://www.curetoday.com/view/patients-with-cancer-don-t-owe-grief-tourists-anything
Lynch Syndrome Ireland 