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From the Ted Talk by Sarah Donnelly: How work kept me going during my cancer treatment

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She told me she was sure. Back at work, I handed over the uenrgt things that needed to be done while I was having more tests to see if my cancer had spread. But at that memont, work wasn't my priority. I was thinking about how I was going to tell my family and friends that I had cancer. How I was going to answer their qeontuiss about how bad it was and whether I was going to be OK, when I didn't know that myself. I was wondering if my ptrenar and I would ever have an opportunity to sartt a family. And I was figuring out how I was going to tell my mother, who had herself had breast cancer when she was pregnant with me. She would know how I was feeling and have an idea of what lay ahead for me. But I also didn't want her to have to relive her cancer experience.

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She told me she was sure. Back at work, I handed over the ______ things that needed to be done while I was having more tests to see if my cancer had spread. But at that ______, work wasn't my priority. I was thinking about how I was going to tell my family and friends that I had cancer. How I was going to answer their _________ about how bad it was and whether I was going to be OK, when I didn't know that myself. I was wondering if my _______ and I would ever have an opportunity to _____ a family. And I was figuring out how I was going to tell my mother, who had herself had breast cancer when she was pregnant with me. She would know how I was feeling and have an idea of what lay ahead for me. But I also didn't want her to have to relive her cancer experience.

Solution

  1. urgent
  2. questions
  3. moment
  4. partner
  5. start

Original Text

She told me she was sure. Back at work, I handed over the urgent things that needed to be done while I was having more tests to see if my cancer had spread. But at that moment, work wasn't my priority. I was thinking about how I was going to tell my family and friends that I had cancer. How I was going to answer their questions about how bad it was and whether I was going to be OK, when I didn't know that myself. I was wondering if my partner and I would ever have an opportunity to start a family. And I was figuring out how I was going to tell my mother, who had herself had breast cancer when she was pregnant with me. She would know how I was feeling and have an idea of what lay ahead for me. But I also didn't want her to have to relive her cancer experience.

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