A cancer diagnosis can threaten to shake our understanding of who we are if we let it. Learn how to avoid this trap with some practical advice.
BY BONNIE ANNIS
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 05, 2018
Bonnie Annis is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed in 2014 with stage 2b invasive ductal carcinoma with metastasis to the lymph nodes. She is an avid photographer, freelance writer/blogger, wife, mother and grandmother.
There's a lot of symbolism in Lewis Carroll's, “Alice in Wonderland.” In the story, poor little Alice struggles to understand her identity. After falling down the rabbit hole, she enters a strange, mixed up world of make-believe. Unsure of herself, she tries over and over again to be the Alice she always knew she had been.
As Alice travels through Wonderland, she meets many unique creatures and has conversations with them. When she meets a strange looking caterpillar, he questions her identity. "Who are you?" said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, "I - I hardly know, Sir, just at present - at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then."
"What do you mean by that?" said the Caterpillar, sternly. "Explain yourself!"
"I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir," said Alice, "because I am not myself, you see." (Excerpt from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol, Chapter 5)
Over and over again, throughout the story, Alice is confronted with various identity issues. As she confronts each one, she becomes stronger and stronger until she finally realizes exactly who she is and at that point, she's able to leave Wonderland and return home.
As Alice travels through Wonderland, she meets many unique creatures and has conversations with them. When she meets a strange looking caterpillar, he questions her identity. "Who are you?" said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, "I - I hardly know, Sir, just at present - at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then."
"What do you mean by that?" said the Caterpillar, sternly. "Explain yourself!"
"I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir," said Alice, "because I am not myself, you see." (Excerpt from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol, Chapter 5)
Over and over again, throughout the story, Alice is confronted with various identity issues. As she confronts each one, she becomes stronger and stronger until she finally realizes exactly who she is and at that point, she's able to leave Wonderland and return home.
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