22/02/2023
In the midst of a medical crisis, I found myself preoccupied with a social media question. To share or not to share? I wondered to what extent my digital life ought to reflect my real one.
For several months now, I’ve been posting updates — about chemotherapy, baldness, nausea, and the like — mixed in with the normal stream of my friends’ party pictures, news updates, and birthday messages. There’s a liberation in the type of public honesty you can engage in on social media. And in some ways, venturing back into social media has been better therapy than any prescription. Dr. Soha is not just my Oncologist but serves as my emotional therapist.
For the first time since I’ve been sick, I feel connected to a responsive community I hadn’t previously known existed. I like hearing from other cancer patients, and their caregivers, who share with me their own stories and wisdom. And for my friends, this has been an opportunity to witness God's greatness.
So much has changed in my life since my cancer diagnosis and recovery. But now, I see myself again.
