A great piece about survivor guilt was recently written by an acquaintance of mine, Rachel, for the Cancer Knowledge Network. Â I saw her speak at a conference in St. Louis and then was fortunate to meet her in person a few years later at CancerCon. Â She is a somewhat shy and soft spoken person, with a heart of gold. Â Being a young adult cancer survivor who has gone through cancer since she was a teenager, Rachel has seen friends come and go in her life. Â Many of us can connect deeply with the complicated feelings of loss when a young adult cancer friend dies. Â We start to question why we remain while our friend has gone. Â Rachel, in her wisdom, has a powerful outlook on survivor guilt.
“I keep persevering and surviving because that is what they would want.”
