A cancer diagnosis is a shock. Here's advice on how to share the news
When my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, she told ... well, not everyone but pretty close to it.
Marsha told me, calling from the car after a routine mammogram prompted the radiologist to (rather callously) say, "Sure looks like cancer to me." (I added to Marsha's dismay by insipidly saying, "Ew, that doesn't sound good.")
She told her mom (her dad was deceased) and her two sisters ... and the family grapevine did the rest.
The news that the Princess of Wales has cancer brought back memories of those hectic first days after diagnosis.
The palace kept the information hush hush for ... weeks? Months? Then Kate revealed it in a poignant video.
Clearly the royal family has its own set of concerns about going public with a cancer diagnosis. But the instinct to keep it close to the vest is understandable. Nobody likes to share bad news in our culture.
