It was an honor to connect with Dr Kathleen Hoffman and be her guest on the most recent #HCHLITSS Twitter chat last week
“Patient blogs reveal the true extent of the impact of cancer on finances, work practices, family life…they offer a window into the lived experience of the patient.”
~Marie Ennis-O’Connor
When you are 34 years old, lecturing and working in Public Relations and Marketing at a University, you aren’t thinking about cancer. Yet in 2004, Marie Ennis-O’Connor suddenly had to. Her life changed with her diagnosis of breast cancer.
In a recent post on the International Journal of Public Health website, this Irishwoman writes, “A cancer diagnosis is not just a single event with a defined beginning and end, but rather a diagnosis [which] initiates a survival trajectory characterized by on-going uncertainty, potentially delayed or late effects of the disease or treatment, and concurrent psychosocial issues that extend over the remainder of a person’s life.”
The uncertainty, delayed effect of the disease or treatment and the possibility of recurrence are all…
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Really enjoyed the post. I’d wondered if I were the only one who found the aftermath of treatment to be just as difficult, even if in a different way. That’s why I started my blog. It seemed so quiet in the blogosphere, but I was certain I couldn’t be the only one who struggled. Thanks, Marie, for your dedication and providing a safe place for us all.
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Marie,
You are the heart of the breast cancer online community, and we thank you for bringing us together and championing us individually.
XOXOXO,
Brenda
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Wow! what an insightful post – thanks for sharing and for all you do Marie to highlight what it is like in the aftermath of cancer treatment.
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