Obviously, I was immensely relieved that the cancer was not in my blood or bones, but dismissing my reality stung. Fortunately, early on in my cancer tailspin, I stumbled upon Bright Sided: How Positive Thinking is Undermining America by fellow breast cancer patient Barbara Ehrenreich. I have thrush, nausea and nuclear grade indigestion, and I’m supposed to pretend this is hunky dory? Furthermore, my doctor steered me towards a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that analyzed the effects of expressing authentic emotions among breast cancer patients. Cancer is brutal enough without having to put on an act that may make others feel better, but makes the cancer patient feel worse.

Source: thestar September 03, 2017 21:00 UTC