"It doesn't matter what you say about somebody once they're gone. What matters is how you treat them when they're still here." - David Silver, Beverly Hills 90210 On this day in March 2024 I came home from a month-long hospital stay where I had been treated for newly-diagnosed metastatic breast cancer. That month was also the twelve-year anniversary of my original cancer diagnosis. Two weeks later, following a failed attempt at targeted therapy, I was discharged from oncology care and told "I'm sorry but there is nothing more we can do". I was signed over to a team of palliative care doctors and given weeks to two months to live. That was two years ago. I'm sure you, dearest of readers, have guessed the moral of the story: Don't believe everything you are told when it comes to your health. Take it at face value and appreciate that it was based on the best available information at the time. But remember that you are in the driver's sea...
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