As a cancer survivor, I am always on my toes.
BY Laura Yeager
PUBLISHED June 15, 2019
As well as being a cancer blogger, Laura Yeager is a religious essayist and a mental health blogger. A graduate of The Writers’ Workshop at The University of Iowa, she teaches writing at Kent State University and Gotham Writers’ Workshop. Laura survived cancer twice.
If you have children, you probably have LEGOs®. This creative toy is loved by all. But what is not appreciated is accidentally stepping on a piece of LEGO® in your bare feet. It's infuriating and excruciating to put all of your weight down on a tiny, plastic block. You feel the pain all throughout your body.
When I was in the basement today, doing laundry, I stepped on a piece of LEGO®. At that moment, I made a mental connection. I sensed that stepping on a LEGO® is like experiencing a cancer false alarm.
How?
Both situations are unpredictable, painful, temporary and harmless. Let's look at this analogy a little closer. Unpredictability is key to both experiences. I never know when I'll stumble onto a stray LEGO®; likewise, I never know when I'll have a cancer false alarm.
When I was in the basement today, doing laundry, I stepped on a piece of LEGO®. At that moment, I made a mental connection. I sensed that stepping on a LEGO® is like experiencing a cancer false alarm.
How?
Both situations are unpredictable, painful, temporary and harmless. Let's look at this analogy a little closer. Unpredictability is key to both experiences. I never know when I'll stumble onto a stray LEGO®; likewise, I never know when I'll have a cancer false alarm.
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