Love, laughter, kindness is best medicine

Cancer is a strange thing. It’s terrifying and awful and unfair. Ruthless. But despite its atrocity — or maybe because of it — I have also seen really beautiful things transpire in its wake. There’s a strength to the survivors, a renewed sense of life purpose, and an unyielding love to those who support them. Since writing about my sister’s diagnosis, there has been an outpouring of love and support from family, friends and even strangers. I write about it not just