Dr. Julie Smith

And so it's probably one of life's most important skills to be able to tolerate that uncertainty and to know that when everything becomes really stressful and really uncertain, it's narrowing your focus is probably the most helpful sort of real-time tool to just focus on the next couple of steps ahead.

And so it's probably one of life's most important skills to be able to tolerate that uncertainty and to know that when everything becomes really stressful and really uncertain, it's narrowing your focus is probably the most helpful sort of real-time tool to just focus on the next couple of steps ahead.

And so it's probably one of life's most important skills to be able to tolerate that uncertainty and to know that when everything becomes really stressful and really uncertain, it's narrowing your focus is probably the most helpful sort of real-time tool to just focus on the next couple of steps ahead.

What am I doing that's keeping me moving forward even in times of great uncertainty or stress or all sorts of problems that might be up ahead? And certainly that's for me when I talk about the whole cancer experience. It's something that does to you

What am I doing that's keeping me moving forward even in times of great uncertainty or stress or all sorts of problems that might be up ahead? And certainly that's for me when I talk about the whole cancer experience. It's something that does to you

What am I doing that's keeping me moving forward even in times of great uncertainty or stress or all sorts of problems that might be up ahead? And certainly that's for me when I talk about the whole cancer experience. It's something that does to you

That takes away, I mean, you always, I think everyone probably worries about, you know, will I get this or that when I'm older and when will that stuff like that happen? But when it does happen, you realize you had a certain degree of safety. This idea that happens to other people mostly.

That takes away, I mean, you always, I think everyone probably worries about, you know, will I get this or that when I'm older and when will that stuff like that happen? But when it does happen, you realize you had a certain degree of safety. This idea that happens to other people mostly.

That takes away, I mean, you always, I think everyone probably worries about, you know, will I get this or that when I'm older and when will that stuff like that happen? But when it does happen, you realize you had a certain degree of safety. This idea that happens to other people mostly.

Even if you're a bit worried about it, there's a kind of distance that you have. And I remember thinking, I don't want to be in this club. I don't want to be in this club. I did not sign up for this. And I think that was this sense of anything can happen. Like right now, it feels more possible than it ever did.

Even if you're a bit worried about it, there's a kind of distance that you have. And I remember thinking, I don't want to be in this club. I don't want to be in this club. I did not sign up for this. And I think that was this sense of anything can happen. Like right now, it feels more possible than it ever did.

Even if you're a bit worried about it, there's a kind of distance that you have. And I remember thinking, I don't want to be in this club. I don't want to be in this club. I did not sign up for this. And I think that was this sense of anything can happen. Like right now, it feels more possible than it ever did.

And so even once you're okay and out the other side of treatment, when so many people survive it, it's just fantastic that people are having successful treatments, but it leaves with you this sense of anything can happen. And probably the most fundamental way that I deal with that is saying yes. That's why I have to live as if I have a future. Because otherwise, I'm back to rabbit and headlights.

And so even once you're okay and out the other side of treatment, when so many people survive it, it's just fantastic that people are having successful treatments, but it leaves with you this sense of anything can happen. And probably the most fundamental way that I deal with that is saying yes. That's why I have to live as if I have a future. Because otherwise, I'm back to rabbit and headlights.

And so even once you're okay and out the other side of treatment, when so many people survive it, it's just fantastic that people are having successful treatments, but it leaves with you this sense of anything can happen. And probably the most fundamental way that I deal with that is saying yes. That's why I have to live as if I have a future. Because otherwise, I'm back to rabbit and headlights.

Anything could happen, so I can't live. I can't carry on.

Anything could happen, so I can't live. I can't carry on.

Anything could happen, so I can't live. I can't carry on.

Because if you don't, you have nothing, right? You have to live as if you have a future because otherwise you start dropping into this sense of doom that everything is pointless if you feel that you don't have a future. And so you have to live with that meaning and purpose because if you don't act as if you have a future and then you do... you mess up your future.

Because if you don't, you have nothing, right? You have to live as if you have a future because otherwise you start dropping into this sense of doom that everything is pointless if you feel that you don't have a future. And so you have to live with that meaning and purpose because if you don't act as if you have a future and then you do... you mess up your future.