EP. 17: "What if It Comes Back?" Naming the Fear of Recurrence and What to Do with It
I think all cancer survivors wait for the other shoe to drop. We’re not being morbid; we’ve seen it happen to our friends, family, and acquaintances. It is a possibility that the cancer could come back. And the waiting game, hoping it never happens again but terrified of the possibility that it could happen again, is a drain on the soul.
I never got cancer again, even though we found a bump and I had a suspicious cough. I recently graduated from treatment, and it felt surreal to be declared “done with cancer.” It made me think of all that time I spent with my fear of recurrence, the fear that…
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