Woman's Own

HAVING SEX WHEN YOU’VE GOT CANCER

As I climbed carefully into bed, my husband Jason reached for my hand to make sure I was steady. It was April 2019 and after months without intimacy, I finally felt ready to have sex with my husband again. We had been married for 15 years, yet it felt like that first time all over again.

You see, when you’re diagnosed with cancer, you know your life is about to change - you might have to give up work, your physical appearance will change, your social life will change - but nobody tells you how much

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