“You must be so pleased/relieved/happy!” said friends and family following the news that I was still in remission after my two-year check-up. Relieved, yes. Happy, not in a way you might expect. Don’t get me wrong, I am extremely grateful that I don’t have cancer anymore. But I’m not going to jump in the air or high five a stranger because of it. And a few of my clients have experienced the same anti-climax following positive news regarding their cancer. One said, “If I crossed the road and got to the other side without being hit by a bus, I wouldn’t celebrate that either.” A graphic thought, but true.
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