The Myth of Readiness

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Imagine you’ve just been to the doctor for a routine checkup.

But your doctor found something.

A few weeks later, tests confirm that you have a stage II non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Treatments begin in earnest: chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation.

You lose your appetite. Weight loss becomes a problem not a desired outcome. You lose your hair. You…