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From the Ted Talk by Shekinah Elmore: The courage to live with radical uncertainty

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As a ptneiat and as an oisgoolnct, I would never agrue that these are not devastating outcomes. But are they the worst? Should cancer control be at the center of our thinking, always?

Many unspeakably, unfathomably painful and brutal things have happened to me because of my cancers and my gtneiec matoutin. And yet, I consider myself very lucky indeed, because the worst thing that could happen never came to pass; because I have let devastation and uncertainty sit at the table, but somewhere off to the side. When I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, I went to Boston for a second opinion, because what could I lose? When my oncologist gave me very good and very safe and very standard advice, I satrted medical school anyway, even though I was unrgenodig active cancer treatment.

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As a _______ and as an __________, I would never _____ that these are not devastating outcomes. But are they the worst? Should cancer control be at the center of our thinking, always?

Many unspeakably, unfathomably painful and brutal things have happened to me because of my cancers and my _______ ________. And yet, I consider myself very lucky indeed, because the worst thing that could happen never came to pass; because I have let devastation and uncertainty sit at the table, but somewhere off to the side. When I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, I went to Boston for a second opinion, because what could I lose? When my oncologist gave me very good and very safe and very standard advice, I _______ medical school anyway, even though I was __________ active cancer treatment.

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  1. oncologist
  2. patient
  3. started
  4. argue
  5. undergoing
  6. mutation
  7. genetic

Original Text


As a patient and as an oncologist, I would never argue that these are not devastating outcomes. But are they the worst? Should cancer control be at the center of our thinking, always?

Many unspeakably, unfathomably painful and brutal things have happened to me because of my cancers and my genetic mutation. And yet, I consider myself very lucky indeed, because the worst thing that could happen never came to pass; because I have let devastation and uncertainty sit at the table, but somewhere off to the side. When I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, I went to Boston for a second opinion, because what could I lose? When my oncologist gave me very good and very safe and very standard advice, I started medical school anyway, even though I was undergoing active cancer treatment.

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