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I guess that's one nice thing about chemo that doesn't make you lose your hair, cancer isn't really part of my public identity. Of course my close friends and f
by throwaway945232 10y ago
I guess that's one nice thing about chemo that doesn't make you lose your hair, cancer isn't really part of my public identity. Of course my close friends and family know, a few work colleagues, but for now at least that's the extent of it. I guess I have a keenly evolved defense mechanism of just not dwelling on shit I can't handle, and not sharing that particular fact means it doesn't become a part of every conversation. For now anyway, it's just not something I would want to show up on Google tied to my nick.
- icantdrive55 10y agoYou shouldn't even have to respond to that question. I guess I'm getting older, or from a different generation, but a lot of life is personal--right? I'm shocked at how fast Google scoops up these posts for the world to see forever. There been times where I go back to edit/delete a comment, and figure what's the point; Google set it in stone.
- reitanqild 10y agoPart of why I love HN: pseudonymous and throwaway accounts allowed + sane community moderation. Discussing certain things under full name would almost be irresponsible for some people as long as Google, Facebook and various TLAs in both the East and the West has this landgrab going.
- atomical 10y agoI assumed he didn't want people to know, but I was curious to know his response just the same.