“One day you’re fine. You’re working and doing your thing, you know? Then you get sick and someone tells you its cancer. It’s shocking! Your whole world turns upside down. Surgery and chemo. Doctors and nurses. I just wanna go back to the way it was before. I just want my old life back.”
PUBLISHED February 05, 2018
Rick Boulay, M.D., is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist. When cancer faced his family and his medical training left him ill-prepared to manage the day-to-day needs of cancer treatment and survivorship, he found wisdom, support and love in the patients he treated. As a result, Dr. Boulay, who is also a singer, now writes and performs on topics at the intersection of cancer and society.
New Normal ( /njuː/ /ˈnɔːm(ə)l/ ): A previously unfamiliar or atypical situation that has become standard, usual, or expected. 1
“I never expected this. This whole cancer thing,” continued Jane toward the latter part of her prechemotherapy visit. “One day you’re fine. You’re working and doing your thing, you know? Then you get sick and someone tells you its cancer. It’s shocking! Your whole world turns upside down. Surgery and chemo. Doctors and nurses. I just wanna go back to the way it was before. I just want my old life back.”
Every other American man, and one in three American women will be diagnosed with cancer during his or her lifetime.2 These statistics give credence to the impression that so many folks seem to carry a cancer diagnosis, especially in the elderly, where cancer is most common. Presently, over 15 million Americans find themselves classified as survivors. 2 Each one shocked, stunned and horrified to be considered amongst the ranks. Each one desirous of returning to a former life and lifestyle.
“I never expected this. This whole cancer thing,” continued Jane toward the latter part of her prechemotherapy visit. “One day you’re fine. You’re working and doing your thing, you know? Then you get sick and someone tells you its cancer. It’s shocking! Your whole world turns upside down. Surgery and chemo. Doctors and nurses. I just wanna go back to the way it was before. I just want my old life back.”
Every other American man, and one in three American women will be diagnosed with cancer during his or her lifetime.2 These statistics give credence to the impression that so many folks seem to carry a cancer diagnosis, especially in the elderly, where cancer is most common. Presently, over 15 million Americans find themselves classified as survivors. 2 Each one shocked, stunned and horrified to be considered amongst the ranks. Each one desirous of returning to a former life and lifestyle.
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