She wrote a brilliant article in The Guardian about not feeling sorry for her for having cancer. The woman was fearless and having lost both my parents to cancer if I were to ever suffer from it I hope I have her outlook. Fierce! |
I'm sorry for anyone who dies that young, but "Prozac Nation" was a shitty book, as were her other writing. She sucked as a person and sucked as a writer. |
Well you certainly weren’t asked to write her Obituary but really... |
Ugh you’re so cheap |
30% of early stage breast cancer becomes stage four (terminal). People forget that admist all the pink washing. |
This. My mother was diagnosed and treated for Stage 2. Two years later it came back as Stage 4; died three years later. So, 5 years from original Stage 2 diagnosis. Breast cancer sucks. And when it comes back (as it usually does), it comes back with a vengeance. |
Ah, this is so scary. I’m in for lumpectomy surgery tomorrow. No stage diagnosed yet, but I’ve got a genetic mutation, too. Poor Wurtzel. |
Good luck, pp! FWIW, I know two women who had lumpectomies that turned out to be nothing. |
I don’t know that “as it usually does” is really an accurate statement. I’m 6 years out from a bilateral Stage 1 diagnosis but I think recurrence rates vary a lot based on type and initial staging. |
I loved her book. So sad. I had no idea she became a lawyer in a big law firm. What kind of law did she practice? |
Recurrence rates for stage 1 are quite low in the short-term/first 5 years. Sadly, the rates are more like 50/50 for stage 2 (and it’s downhill from there). Best of luck to you! Stay on top of your follow up screenings. |
It comes back and it comes back in new places in new forms. Even if you get the clear.
My mom had it, had a 6 year "all clear" got it again. Got it a 3rd time 2 years later. Was cancer free, clinically for the next 17 years and now has it in other places. There was never any doubt in our minds it would return, one way or another. |
She didn’t really. It was more of a vanity hire. |
She wasn’t a lawyer. She just pretended to be one. |
I agree with you. Also her narcasastic vomit, "bitch" |