Truth at the time of a breast cancer Dx

By William Laferriere

Soren Kierkegaard once posited

“There are two ways to be fooled,

One is to believe what isn’t true,

The other is to refuse to believe what is true.”

The truth can be a glorious, fulfilling, and beautiful thing.

It can also be inglorious, scary, and ugly.

So when do you want to know?

When should you be told?

How should the truth be explained?

And who should explain it?

Who to believe?

Words have meaning, words have consequences.

“You have breast cancer,”

Are words that hit hard.

A verbal blow to the psyche.

Obnoxious, disgusting, frightful, and

Forever life changing.

The result is a lifelong battle.

One that requires you to arm yourself

With knowledge and community.

Know what to ask.

Know who to ask.

Know how to ask.

Know when to ask.