| Summary: | Dr. Suzanne M. Miller works with a middle-aged woman who had been treated for Stage 3 breast cancer that is now in remission. The client describes how she discovered a tumor through self-examination. Her husband supported her in her efforts to seek help through a cancer support center both after surgery and before chemotherapy. She talks about the difficulty of determining with whom in her family she should share her feelings, especially given that her mother's sister died of breast cancer, as well as the fear of not knowing whether she would always be "a cancer patient." After treatment, she felt that she was beginning a new life free of cancer. Miller helps her uncover how the cancer helped her find meaning as a life-changing experience, and how she is now grateful for her life and doesn't take her life for granted. The client points out how she approaches her job from a new perspective and has begun volunteer work at the cancer support center to keep her grounded. Miller ends by affirming her support of her client and by pointing out her remarkable achievement in coping with such a traumatic experience.
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