Last week, my most recent PET scan confirmed that the Lymphoma is in remission and I only need one more cycle of chemo. This news was absolutely amazing and I am excited to finish treatment but also apprehensive about getting back to life after treatment.
It got me thinking when I was first diagnosed and how I was going to communicate the news. In this day and age, there are so many ways to communicate with each other now and we are more connected than ever to people in our lives. When I was first diagnosed, I scrolled through my list of contacts across the platforms I had. I knew who I was going to call; my partner, best friends, my manager. My parents were with me when I got the news so they helped with the family side of things.
For the rest of my contacts I was deciding the following:
- How close am I to them? Do they need to know?
- For those I am close to, do I leave a voice note? I am exhausted from calling
- Do I text them? There's nothing like a message saying "Hey, I have cancer xx"
Even now, it's choosing what updates to share and what not to share. That's a part I am still learning about this whole thing.
